Tarn Hows, Coniston | ||
Tarn Hows | ||
civil parish:- | Coniston (formerly Lancashire) | |
civil parish:- | Hawkshead (formerly Lancashire) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | locality | |
coordinates:- | SD33059902 (etc) | |
1Km square:- | SD3399 | |
10Km square:- | SD39 | |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 1 16) placename:- Tarn Hows |
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source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) placename:- Tarnhows item:- viewpoint |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the
mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be
visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the
district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick,
Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur
Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49,
latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes. goto source Page 97:- "... A full length view of the lake [Coniston Water] is obtained in passing over the hill called Tarnhows, on the road towards Elterwater; ..." |
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evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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source data:- | Photograph, black and white, The Tarns, Tarn Hows, Coniston and Hawkshead, Lancashire,
by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. click to enlarge HB0908.jpg stamped at reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE" item:- Armitt Library : ALPS583 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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source data:- | Photograph, sepia, Tarn Hows, Coniston, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, photographer,
Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890 click to enlarge HB0280.jpg item:- Armitt Library : ALPS637 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Pearson 1900s placename:- Tarn Hows item:- bicycle |
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source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Tarn Hows, Coniston, Lancashire, published by C Arthur
Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. click to enlarge PS1E26.jpg On p.59 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. printed at bottom:- "TARN HOWS. (p.95). / (The Langdale Pikes in the distance.)" item:- Armitt Library : A1188.33 Image © see bottom of page |
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person:- | : National Trust |
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