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placename:- | Windermere to Ambleside | |
other name:- | Ambleside to Windermere | |
other name:- | A591 | |
parish |
Windermere parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish |
Lakes parish, once in
Westmorland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
road; route | ||
10Km square:- |
SD49 | |
10Km square:- |
NY40 | |
10Km square:- |
NY30 | |
road code:- | Wndr=Ambl | |
suffix:- | WtoA | |
![]() Windermere to Ambleside -- Windermere and Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Map on the side of a bus, at Ambleside bus stance. -- 21.4.2008 | ||
![]() Windermere to Ambleside -- Windermere and Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Map on the back of a bus, near Lowwood. -- 3.5.2011 | ||
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Burrow 1920s
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Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s. | ||
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date:- | 1920=1929 | |
period:- | 1920s | |
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Burrow 1920s
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Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s. | ||
[from Windermere] ... The road runs close beside the lake to its northern end at Ambleside, with Langdale Pikes, showing up as the outstanding element in the glorious mountain country ahead. Across the lake to the left rise such famous peaks as Coniston Old Man (2,633 feet); farther away and more to the north the loftier forms of Scafell Pike (3,210 feet) and Scafell (3,162 feet). But closer at hand, right upon our course, is the beauty spot of Low Wood, on the shore of the lake, where steamers embark passengers for trips down the long narrow lake. ... | ||
date:- | 1920=1929 | |
period:- | 1920s | |
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Prior 1874 map 1
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Map, Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874. | ||
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double line; road | ||
date:- | 1874 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1870s | |
old map:- |
Garnett 1850s-60s H
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Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. | ||
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double line, bold light, major road | ||
date:- | 1850=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s | |
old map:- |
Ford 1839 map
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Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839. | ||
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A to K 13 1/2 Ms. | ||
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Distance Kendal to Ambleside; the old road ignores Windermere, which didn't much exist. | ||
county:- | Westmoreland | |
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
descriptive text:- |
Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
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Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52. | ||
Page 160:- | ||
... | ||
VII. KENDAL TO AMBLESIDE.- 13½ M. | ||
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
descriptive text:- |
Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
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Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards. | ||
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Page 5:- | ||
... All the way, ... to the head of the lake, the views are excellent; and every rising ground affords something new in the combination. ... | ||
date:- | 1823 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
old map:- |
Cooke 1802
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Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24. | ||
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though no Windermere, double line, light dark solid; road | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
road book:- |
Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
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Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828. | ||
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page 317-318 | ||
LONDON to Cockermouth and Workington | ||
part of | ||
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
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Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792)
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Map, Westmoreland, now Cumbria, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790; published 1790-1828. | ||
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no Windermere shown double line, with road distances from Kendal | ||
date:- | 1790 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1790s | |
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Clarke 1787 map (Windermere
N)
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Map series, lakes and roads to the Lakes, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, London, included in A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, published by James Clarke, Penrith, and in London etc, from 1787 to 1793. | ||
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To Kendale | ||
road | ||
date:- | 1787 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
old text:- |
Gilpin 1786
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Guide book, Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland, by Rev William Gilpin, 1772-74; published 1786-1808. | ||
vol.1 p.134 | ||
... | ||
... From Ambleside we set out for Bowness, to take a view of the lake. Part of the road we had traversed, the day before, from Kendal; and were a second time amused by the woody landscape it afforded: and it's sudden, interrupted openings to the lake, before the whole burst of that magnificent scene was presented. ... | ||
date:- | 1786 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
old print:- |
Middiman 1784-92
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Set of prints, Select Views in Great Britain, by various artists, engraved and published by Samuel Middiman, 3 Grafton Street, Tottenham Court Road, and others, London, 1784-92. | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, View at Ambleside, Westmorland, painted by C Powel, engraved and published by Samuel Middiman, London, 1786. | ||
There is accompanying text in English and French:- | ||
PLATE XXII. / VIEW at AMBLESIDE, WESTMORELAND. / THE annexed View is taken on the road from Winandermere, within a few Yards of Ambleside Turnpike, and not far distant from that represented in the preceding Plate. / From Ambleside to Keswick, is about Sixteen Miles of excellent Road; the Hills through which it leads are not difficult of Ascent, being mostly fine Sheep Walks, and well turfed. A variety of Mountain Prospects present themselves in this Tour; and the Waterfalls that appear successively, either trickling down the gray Rocks, or pouring from the Mountains in foaming Torrents, are not to be equalled in so small a Tract of Country. | ||
date:- | 1785 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
old map:- |
Crosthwaite 1783-94
(Win/Ble)
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Series of maps, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, of the Grand Lake of Windermere, of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, of Coniston Lake, of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, and Pocklington's Island, by Peter Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1783 to 1794. | ||
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double line | ||
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double line | ||
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double line | ||
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To Low-wood and Ambleside | ||
double line, and turning | ||
to Troutbeck | ||
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double line, turnings labelled | ||
to Troutbeck | ||
to Kendal | ||
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double line, turning lakeside south of Bowness | ||
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to Kendal | ||
double line, and other roads to Ferry Nab, and to the lakeside road, which is labelled | ||
to Cartmel | ||
date:- | 1783=1794 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s | |
descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
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Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. | ||
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Page 73:- | ||
From Bowness to Ambleside is six miles, along the side of the lake [2]. On the top of | ||
[2] The Low-Wood Inn, ... | ||
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Page 74:- | ||
an eminence, a little behind Rayrig, there is a fine view of the northern extremity of the lake. As you proceed along the banks, every step has importance, and the prospect becomes more and more august, exhibiting much variety of Appenine grandeur. Langdale-pikes, that guard the pass into Borrowdale on this side of the Yoak, and spiral Hill-bell; the overhanging crags of lofty Rainsbarrow; the broken ridge of Redscrees, Fairfield, and Scrubby-crag (on whose precipitous front the eagle builds his nest, secure from the envious shepherds of the vale) with a chaos of other nameless mountains, are all in sight. | ||
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 | ||
Page 212:- | ||
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[from Ambleside to Windermere]... The road in general fine turnpike, but some parts (about three miles in all) not made, yet without danger. | ||
For this determination I was unexpectedly well rewarded; for the afternoon was fine, and the road for the space of full five miles, ran along the side of Windermere, with delicious views across it, and almost from one end to the other. ... | ||
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Page 213:- | ||
... The way rises continually, till a place called Orrest-head where it turns south-east, losing sight of the water. ... | ||
date:- | 1769; 1778 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s | |
old map:- |
Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
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Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770. | ||
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double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1770 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
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Kitchin 1767 (plate 84)
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Road book with strip road map maps, Kitchin's Post Chaise Companion, by Thomas Kitchin, published by Robert Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, John Bowles, Cornhill, and Carington Bowles, St Paul's Church Yard, London, 1767. | ||
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date:- | 1767 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
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Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87. | ||
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double line, solid, road distance | ||
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double line, solid, road distance | ||
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
old map:- |
Bowen 1720 (plate 260)
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Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64. | ||
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The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth - from Kendal on past Keswick, Cumberland. Places labelled are:- | ||
... 10 ... Winandermere Water on the left ... 13 / Ambleside, The Hall / 14 ... | ||
date:- | 1720 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
old map:- |
Bowen 1720 (plate 259)
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Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64. | ||
Plate 259 has the title cartouche for:- | ||
The Roads from KENDAL to COCKERMOUTH, &c. Containing 32 Comp. and 43'7 measd. Miles &c. | ||
and a table of distances, computed and measured miles in miles'furlongs, which includes, from Kendal:- | ||
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Ambleside 10 / 13'3 | ||
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date:- | 1720 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
descriptive text:- |
Fiennes 1698
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(The road from Bowness to Ambleside.)
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Travel book, manuscript record of Journeys through England including parts of the Lake District, by Celia Fiennes, 1698. | ||
Thence [Bowness] I rode almost all the waye in sight of this great water [Windermere]; some tymes I lost it by reason of the great hills interposeing and so a continu'd up hill and down hill and that pretty steep even when I was in that they called bottoms, which are very rich good grounds, | ||
date:- | 1698 | |
period:- | 17th century, late | |
period:- | 1690s | |
old map:- |
Ogilby 1675
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Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales. | ||
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date:- | 1675 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1670s | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, near Waterhead, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s? | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old map:- |
Hall 1820 (Wmd)
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Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31. | ||
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single line, solid; minor road; Applethwaite, Ambleside | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1820 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
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Badeslade 1742
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A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742. | ||
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double line | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1742 | |
period:- | 18th century, early | |
old road map:- |
Rumney 1899
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Guide book, The Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899. | ||
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Road map, strip map, gradient diagram, and itinerary for Route I, Kendal to Keswick, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899. | ||
On p.14 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
Route I. | ||
date:- | 1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old road map:- |
Rumney 1899
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Guide book, The Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899. | ||
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Road map, strip map, gradient diagram, and itinerary for Route II, Levens Bridge to Ambleside via Lindale, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899. | ||
On p.19 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
Route II. | ||
date:- | 1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
places
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mapping:- |
Windermere
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere Low Wood Hotel, Lakes Ambleside | |
route segments
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mapping:- | Kndl=Cckr:m010 | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||