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placename:- | Thirlmere | |
other name:- | Thirlmere Reservoir | |
other name:- | Leathes Water | |
other name:- | Wythburn Water | |
parish |
St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
parish, once in Cumberland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
lake | ||
coordinates:- |
NY313160 | |
10Km square:- |
NY31 | |
place code:- | Thi | |
1Km square | NY3116 | |
![]() Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- Looking south. -- 25.12.2005 | ||
![]() Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- From Helvellyn. -- 9.7.2009 | ||
source:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 70)
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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. | ||
Sur.of Water 5[33].2 | ||
coordinates:- |
NY310168 | |
date:- | 1867=1868 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1860s | |
descriptive text:- |
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. | ||
... the long-shaped lake of Thirlmere, at the approach to which is Wythburn village. Close at hand on the right mighty Helvellyn ... Thirlmere now serves as a reservoir for Manchester's water supply. Our road runs close beside the lake for its entire length, ... | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1920=1929 | |
period:- | 1920s | |
old map (vignette):- |
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 | |
text:- |
Mason 1907 (edn 1930)
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Page 21:- | ||
... | ||
Coming down from Helvellyn, we are again in a "smiling valley," with its beautiful lake - Thirlmere this time, water from which is brought all the way to Manchester. | ||
date:- | 1907 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn
1908)
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Print, colour halftone, Raven Crag, Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908. | ||
Opposite p.166 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. | ||
printed at tissue opposite the print:- | ||
RAVEN CRAG, THIRLMERE | ||
printed at signed lower right:- | ||
[A HEATON COOPER] | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1905 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn
1908)
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Print, colour halftone, Thirlmere and Helvellyn, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908. | ||
Opposite p.168 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. | ||
printed at tissue opposite the print:- | ||
THIRLMERE AND HELVELLYN | ||
printed at signed lower left:- | ||
[A HEATON COOPER] | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1905 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Bradley 1901
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Print, uncoloured lithograph, Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. | ||
On page 242 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
Joseph Pennell | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Thirlmere. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1901 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Bradley 1901
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Print, uncoloured lithograph, On Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. | ||
On page 247 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
On Thirlmere. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1901 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, Head of Thirlmere and Dunmail Raise, Cumberland, by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.36 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
HEAD OF THIRLMERE AND DUNMAIL RAISE | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
Meisenbach | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, View of Thirlmere, showing Ford and Celtic Bridge across Lake, Cumberland, by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.38 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
VIEW OF THIRLMERE, SHOWING FORD AND CELTIC BRIDGE | ||
printed at lower left:- | ||
Meisenbach | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
bar chart:- |
Harwood 1895
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Bar chart, lithograph print, rainfall at Longdendale, Lancashire and at Thirlmere, Cumberland, 1891, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.42 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1891 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
bar chart:- |
Harwood 1895
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Bar chart, lithograph print, rainfall at Longdendale, Lancashire and at Thirlmere, Cumberland, 1892, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.42 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1892 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
bar chart:- |
Harwood 1895
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Bar chart, lithograph print, rainfall at Longdendale, Lancashire and at Thirlmere, Cumberland, 1893, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.42 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1893 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, Thirlmere looking North, Box Holme Island, and Raven Crag, Cumberland, probably by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.58 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE (LOOKING NORTH), BOX HOLME ISLAND, AND RAVEN CRAG. | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
M | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, Thirlmere and Helvellyn from Smaithwaite, Cumberland, probably by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.60 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE AND HELVELLYN FROM SMAITHWAITE. | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
M | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, Site of Eastern Embankment, Thirlmere, Cumberland, by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.104 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
SITE OF EASTERN EMBANKMENT. | ||
printed at lower left:- | ||
Meisenbach | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Harwood 1895
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Print, halftone photograph, Embankment at Lake Thirlmere, the dam, Thirlmere, Cumberland, by Meisenbach, published by Henry Blacklock and Co, Albert Square, Manchester, 1895. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.152 of the History and Description of the Thirlmere Water Scheme, by Sir John James Harwood. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
EMBANKMENT AT LAKE THIRLMERE. | ||
printed at lower left:- | ||
Meisenbach | ||
placename:- | Lake Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
guide book:- |
Philip/Wilson 1890s
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Written after the conversion of the lake to a reservoir:- | ||
Formerly it was barely 3 miles in length, now it is 3 5/8 miles. It was about 1/4 of a mile broad, but so narrowed at one point that it was crossed by three successive foot-bridges,- a conspicuus feature in all old views of the Lake. Now that the water has been raised 20 feet the bridge has disappeared, ... | ||
date:- | 1895 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1890s | |
old print:- |
Bemrose 1881
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Print, uncoloured, Thirlmere, Cumberland, published by Bemrose and Sons, 23 Old Bailey, London and Derby, by A B Moss, Carlisle, Cumberland, and by T Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1881. | ||
On p.62 of a Handy Guide to the English Lakes and Shap Spa. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1881 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking south, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
stamped at reverse:- | ||
HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking south, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking north, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking north from the Rocking Stone, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, sepia, Thirlmere and Raven Crag? St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Helvellyn and Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s? | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Herbert Bell, Ambleside / HELVELLYN AND THIRLMERE | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, sepia, Thirlmere, the island? St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, sepia, head of Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower right:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, sepia, Thirlmere, from near Wath Bridge, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower right:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere from the Rocking Stone, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, sepia, Thirlmere looking past Helvellyn, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower right:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere looking past Helvellyn, after flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
stamped on reverse:- | ||
HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking towards Saddleback, after flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
stamped on reverse:- | ||
HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere, looking towards Saddleback, before flooding, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, black and white, Thirlmere looking past Helvellyn, before flooding? St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. | ||
internegative at lower left:- | ||
H. Bell | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old photograph:- |
Bell 1880s-1940s
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Photograph, b/w, Thirlmere looking north, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s? | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
source:- |
Martineau 1855
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Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71. | ||
Page 69:- | ||
[Thirlmere] known by the various names of Wythburn Water, Leathes Water, and Thirlmere. ... | ||
placename:- | Wythburn Water | |
other name:- | Leathes Water | |
other name:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1855 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s | |
source:- |
Martineau 1855
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Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71. | ||
Page 180:- | ||
A TABLE OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, AND DEPTH OF THE LAKES. | ||
No. : Names of Lakes. : Counties : Length in Miles. : Extreme breadth in Miles : Extreme depth in Feet : Height above the Sea | ||
17 : Thirlmere : Cumberland : 2¾ : ½ : 108 : 473 | ||
date:- | 1855 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s | |
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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THIRL MERE | ||
outline with shore form lines, lake or tarn | ||
placename:- | Thirl Mere | |
date:- | 1850=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s | |
old map:- |
Wyld 1847
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Map of the English Lake District, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, engraved by James Wyld, Charing Cross East, London, in Sylvan's Pictorial Handbook to the English Lakes, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, T Johnstone, Edinburgh, etc, 1847. | ||
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printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE, DERWENTWATER, / AND BASSENTHWAITE LAKES. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere Lake | |
date:- | 1847 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
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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Thirle Water | ||
Outline with form lines. | ||
placename:- | Thirle Water | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
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 47:- | ||
... | ||
LEATHES WATER. | ||
The [Horse Head] inn is a mile from the head of the lake, which is known by the several names of Leathes Water, Thirlmere, Wythburn Water, and Brackmere. It is about three miles in length, though rarely exceeding a quarter of a mile in breadth; the depth is not above eighteen fathoms, and its waters, which are the most elevated of any, are not remarkable for clearness. Pike, trout, and perch, are the chief fish. It is nearly equally divided by two promontories, connected by a series of wooden bridges and stone causeways at a place where it is fordable. The lower half, containing a small island, presents the most beautiful views; the upper part being more remarkable for wildness and sublimity. Tourists are generally content with | ||
Page 48:- | ||
a sight of this lake from the high road, but the western side ought not on any account to be passed by without a perambulation. This mere is fed by two streams; the main one rising in Wythburn Head; the other, not much inferior, pours down a rocky gill, after issuing out of Harrop Tarn, a marshy water of considerable size, situated at the foot of a precipice, in a coom on the western side of the valley. | ||
In order to see this vale from its western side, cross the meadows from the inn to a few white cottages, enlivened by the green leaves of the cheerful hollin tree, called the City, a corruption undoubtedly from some more homely epithet; thence the road, not suitable for modern carriages, leads under towering precipices and crags to an eminence or rather promontory jutting into the lake, from which Helvellyn appears to rise directly and perpendicularly out of the water. In front, is the upper lake and alpine bridges, separating it from the lower reach, with the wood-crested How and Naddle Fell on one hand, on the other, the black and storm-shattered fronts of Fisher and Raven Crags; and often between these rocky frames Blencathra hangs suspended in aerial blue. In a coom on the left, between Bull Crag and Fisher | ||
Page 49:- | ||
Crag, are the Deargarth Cascades. Armboth House is pleasantly situated on the top of a gentle eminence under the Fells, whence the ground falls in easy slopes all round to the water's edge: the views from the house are commanding, and the eye rests upon the huge surfaces of Helvellyn and the Great Dodd. Raven Crag is a mighty mass of dark, frowning crags, that have braved the fury of many a storm. From its foot, looking diagonally across the lake, Dalehead Hall, amid woods of a modern growth, and, for the first time, the summit of Helvellyn, form a magnificent picture. Hence to the outlet of the lake, where the river may be watched, forming still pools between low meadows of green pasture, and stealing quietly and rather sluggishly away to foam and chafe with the rocks and wilds of Legberthwaite, the traveller will shortly after join the direct road, from which he had diverged in the dreary moss of Shoolthwaite. | ||
From the Horse Head inn, the carriage-road winds under Helvellyn by the margin of the lake, which it leaves by a very steep ascent. This side of the dale presents the sternest features, seen, too, most impressively - | ||
Page 164:- | ||
... | ||
... A little beyond this dreary and wind-swept pass [Dunmail Raise], there is a view, forward, of the cold and forbidding vale and water of Wythburn, bounded by the sloping sides of Helvellyn and Seat Sandal on the right, and by the Borrodale fells on the left, with Skiddaw closing in the view to the north. | ||
... | ||
Wythburn Water, known also as Thirlmere or Leathes Water, is a narrow and deep lake, divided | ||
Page 165:- | ||
into two by a wooden bridge and piers. The lower end of this water ought to be visited, and a pleasant, agreeable tour may be made from Keswick, by approaching it along Shoolthwaite Moss, keeping up its western side, under Raven Crag, as far as Armboth House. Here crossing the lake, pass through Dalehead Park into the public road; thence through Legberthwaite, having the castle rock of St. John's on the right, to Threlkeld, and so to Keswick. | ||
Page 177:- | ||
A TABLE | ||
OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, &c. OF THE LAKES, | ||
COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES. | ||
placename:- | Leathes Water | |
other name:- | Thirlmere | |
other name:- | Wythburn Water | |
other name:- | Brackmere | |
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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THIRLMERE | ||
- Commonly called LEATHES' WATER, from the family to whose estate it belongs; and sometimes WYTHBURN WATER, from the valley in which it is partly situated - lies at the foot of the 'mighty Helvellyn;' upon the highest level of any of the lakes, being near 500 feet above the sea; it is upwards of two miles and a half in length, and intersected by several rocky promontories; it is divided into an upper and lower lake, between which a picturesque wooden bridge leads to Armboth House. The depth of this lake, which has been reported to be very great, has not been found to exceed eighteen fathoms. A wooded island, of half an acre, lies near the shore, on the lower, or northern part of the lake; and the surface of the water being of late somewhat lowered by opening its outlet, a small rock in the upper part has become more conspicuous. | ||
Travellers are commonly satisfied with a sight of this lake from the road; but those who have leisure may obtain better views of the lower and finer part of the lake, from different stations in the grounds near Dalehead House; and finer still from the other side of the water. But the most perfect view of the whole lake is from a rocky eminence at a little distance from the northern end of the water. | ||
other name:- | Leathes Water | |
other name:- | Wythburn Water | |
person:- | : Leathes Family | |
date:- | 1823 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
old map:- |
Hall 1820 (Cmd)
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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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Thurl Meer | ||
outline, shaded; lake | ||
placename:- | Thurl Meer | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1820 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
old print:- |
Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate
23)
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Set of prints, Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes, illustrated with hand coloured aquatints by Theodore Henry Fielding and John Walton, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821. | ||
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Print, coloured aquatint, Wythburn Water and Helvellyn, Cumberland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821. | ||
Thirlmere. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.125 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes. | ||
placename:- | Wythburn Water | |
date:- | 1821 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
source:- |
Otley 1818
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New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s. | ||
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placename:- | Thirlmere | |
lake | ||
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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Leaths W. | ||
outline with form lines; lake or tarn | ||
placename:- | Leaths Water | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
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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Thurle Meer | ||
outline with form lines; lake or tarn | ||
placename:- | Thurle Meer | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Housman 1800 map 3
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Plan of Lancaster, scale about 5.5 inches to 1 mile, engraved by McIntyre, published by F Jollie, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1800. | ||
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THURLEMEER | ||
placename:- | Thurlemeer | |
date:- | 1800 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
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Camden 1789 (Gough
Additions)
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Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. | ||
Page 181:- | ||
... | ||
At the foot of Wythburn fells is Brackmere, a large lake, a mile by one and an half, well stocked with pike, perch, and eels. ... | ||
placename:- | Brackmere | |
date:- | 1789 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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Clarke 1787
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Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787 and 1789; and Plans of the Lakes ... 1793. | ||
Page 117:- | ||
... | ||
Thyrillmere belongs to Thomas Leathes, Esq; but is of small value for fish; there are none indeed found here but a few pike and trout. The form of it much resembles that of a bee or pismire, as it is so narrow in the middle, that there is a bridge across it; at each end it swells out to a considerable extent, as may be seen in the plan. The mountain which bounds one side of the lake is Helveylin, as far as Swirls-gate; on the other (from Armboth to Wythburn,) is called the Deer-garth. | ||
placename:- | Thyrillmere | |
person:- | : Leathes, Thomas | |
date:- | 1787 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to
Keswick)
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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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THIRLMERE LAKE | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere Lake | |
lake | ||
date:- | 1787 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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West 1784 map
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A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to 1821. | ||
LEATHES WATER | ||
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placename:- | Leathes Water | |
lake | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
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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 83:- | ||
... Leaving the vale of Grasmere behind, you soon come in sight of | ||
LEATHES-WATER, | ||
Called also WYTHBURN or THIRLEMERE. It begins at the foot of Helvellyn, and skirts its base for the space of four miles, encreased by a variety of pastoral torrents, that pour their silvery streams down the mountains' sides, and then, warbling, join the lake. The range of mountains, on the right [at Leathes Water], are tre- | ||
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Page 84:- | ||
[tre]mendously great. Helvellyn and Cachidecam are the chief; ... The opposite shore is beautified with a variety of crown-topt rocks, some rent, some wooded, others not, rising immediately from, or hanging towards the water; and all set off with a back ground of verdant mountains, rising in the noblest pastoral style. Its singular beauty is its being almost intersected in the middle by two peninsulas, that are joined by a bridge, in a taste suitable to the genius of the place, which serves for an easy communication among the shepherds that dwell on the opposite banks. | ||
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A TABLE OF THE Height of Mountains and Lakes SEEN IN THIS TOUR, ... TAKEN FROM THE LEVEL OF THE SEA. ... by Mr. John Dalton. | ||
Leathes-water, Wythburn ... 182 [yards] | ||
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 | ||
Page 210:- | ||
... | ||
Oct. 8. I left Keswick, and took the Ambleside road, ... Came to the foot of Helvellyn, along which runs an excellent road, looking down from a little height on Leathes-water, (called also Thirlmere, or Wythburn-water) and soon descending on its margin. The lake looks black from its depth, and from the gloom of the vast crags that scowl over it, though really clear as glass: it is narrow, and about three miles long, resembling a river in its course; little shining torrents hurrying down the rocks to join it, but not a bush to overshadow them or cover their march; ... | ||
placename:- | Leathes Water | |
other name:- | Wythburn | |
other name:- | Wythburn Water | |
other name:- | Thirlemere | |
other name:- | Thirlmere | |
Altitude | 546 feet | |
date:- | 1769; 1778 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s | |
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Donald 1774
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Map, engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. | ||
Thirle Meer | ||
Labels the whole lake as one. | ||
placename:- | Thirle Meer | |
date:- | 1774 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
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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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Wiborn Water | ||
outline with form lines | ||
placename:- | Wiborn Water | |
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
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Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland? in The Agreeable Historian by Samuel Simpson, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746. | ||
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Outline with form lines. | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1746 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1740s | |
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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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outline with form lines | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1742 | |
period:- | 18th century, early | |
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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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At mile 22-23. | ||
placename:- | Wibourn Water | |
date:- | 1720 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
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Morden 1695 (Cmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
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Thurlemyre R | ||
Outline with shore shading. | ||
placename:- | Thurlemyre River | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
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Morden 1695 (Wmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
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Outline, blue tint. | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
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Seller 1694 (Cmd)
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Map, Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694; editions to 1787. | ||
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outline with shaded shore; lake | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1694 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
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Sanson 1679
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Map, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679. | ||
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outline, shore shaded; lake | ||
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1679 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1670s | |
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Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
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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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In miles 22 and 23, Cumberland. | ||
Wibourn Water | ||
lake close on the left of the road for a mile and a half. | ||
placename:- | Wibourn Water | |
date:- | 1675 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1670s | |
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Jansson 1646
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Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724. | ||
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Thurlemyre fl. | ||
Outline with shore shaded, dotted area. | ||
placename:- | Thurlemyre Flud | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1646 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1640s | |
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Jenner 1643
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Table of distances and map, Cumberland, now Cumbria, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643. | ||
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outline, shaded | ||
date:- | 1643 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1640s | |
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Drayton 1612/1622 text
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Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622. | ||
page 165:- | ||
placename:- | Thurls Mere | |
date:- | 1612; 1622 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s; 1620s | |
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Drayton 1612/1622
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Map, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton in part 2 of Polyolbion, probably engraved by William Hole; published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622. | ||
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Thurle mere | ||
Lake, naiaid. | ||
placename:- | Thurle Mere | |
date:- | 1622 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1620s | |
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Speed 1611 (Cmd)
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Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770. | ||
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outline, shaded | ||
date:- | 1611 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
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Saxton 1579
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Thurle myer flu | ||
Lake. | ||
placename:- | Thurle Myer Flu. | |
county:- | Cumberlandia | |
lake | ||
date:- | 1576 | |
period:- | 16th century, late; 1570s | |
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Cooper 1808
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Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by G and W B Whittaker, 13 Ave Maria Lane, London, 1824. | ||
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Thirle Mere | ||
outline, shaded; lake | ||
placename:- | Thirle Mere | |
locality:- | Allerdale below Derwent Ward | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1808 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
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Gresham Publishing 1900s
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Book, Our Beautiful Homeland, volume including The English Lakes, by George Benson, A G Bradley, and R Murray Gilchrist, illustrated by Ernest W Haslehurst, published by The Gresham Publishing Co, 66 Chandos Street, London, 1900s? | ||
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Print, colour halftone, Thirlmere and Helvellyn, Cumberland, by Ernest W Haslehurst, published by The Gresham Publishing Co, 66 Chandos Street, London, 1900s? | ||
Tipped in opposite p.20 of The English Lakes section of a volume of Our Beautiful Homeland. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE AND HELVELLYN | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
E. W. HASLEHURST | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Painting, watercolour, Head of Thirlmere, Cumberland, by Frederick Clive Newcome, 1880-94. | ||
Sunny day; view of Thirlmere from its stony foreshore; the fells descend to the water's edge, crossing composition diagonally, and are reflected in the still waters. Tiny rowing boat to far right. | ||
signed at bottom right:- | ||
NEWCOME | ||
inscribed at reverse:- | ||
Head of Thirlmere | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1880=1894 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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Pearson 1900s map (Thi)
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Pearson's Map to the Lake District, two sheets, Northern Section and Southern Section, Westmorland, Cumberland etc, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by George Philip and Son, London, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
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Map, lithograph, Round Thirlmere, Cumberland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
On p.xxxii of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
By permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. / ROUND THIRLMERE. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Pearson 1900s
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Guide book, Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
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Print, halftone photograph, Thirlmere from Dunmail Raise, Cumberland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
On p.24 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE, FROM DUNMAIL RAISE. (p.143). | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Pearson 1900s
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Guide book, Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
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Print, halftone photograph, Thirlmere from the South, Cumberland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
On p.29 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE FROM THE SOUTH. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Pearson 1900s
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Guide book, Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
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Print, halftone photograph, Thirlmere, from the South, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. | ||
On p.193 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE, FROM THE SOUTH. (p.191, 192). | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Sylvan 1847
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Print, engraving, Leathes' Water from the West, ie Thirlmere, Cumberland, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847. | ||
On p.154 of Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
LEATHES' WATER FROM THE WEST. | ||
placename:- | Leathe's Water | |
date:- | 1847 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
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Tattersall 1836 (version
1869)
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Guide book, The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836. | ||
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Print, hand coloured, Thirlmere, from the North, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869. | ||
Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE, / from the North. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Helvellyn. / Steel Fell. / Raven Crag. / Borrowdale Fells. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1836 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
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Tattersall 1836
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Guide book, The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836. | ||
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Print, engraving, Thirlmere, from the North, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836. | ||
The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.55 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE, / from the North. | ||
printed at bottom left to right:- | ||
Helvellyn. / Steel Fell. / Raven Crag. / Borrowdale Fells. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1836 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
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Tattersall 1836
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Guide book, The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836. | ||
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Print, engraving, Thirlmere from Raysgap, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836. | ||
The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.54 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLMERE FROM RAYSGAP. | ||
printed at bottom left to right:- | ||
Pt. of Steel Fell. / Borrowdale Fells. / Raven Crag. / Skiddaw. / Helvellyn. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1836 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
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Martineau 1855
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Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71. | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from the West Side of Thirlmere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855. | ||
Used opposite p.69 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. | ||
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image - 1 Raven Crag, 2 Castlerigg, 3 Blancathra vulgariter Saddleback, 4 Great How, 5 Green Crag, 6, Great Dod, 7 Part of Helvellyn. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THIRLMERE. | ||
printed at bottom left, right:- | ||
L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr. / ... | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1855 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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Martineau 1855
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Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71. | ||
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Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from the West Side of Thirlmere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855. | ||
Opposite p.69 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. | ||
The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Raven Crag, 2 Castlerigg, 3 Blancathra vulgariter Saddleback, 4 Great How, 5 Green Crag, 6, Great Dod, 7 Part of Helvellyn. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THIRLMERE. | ||
printed at bottom left, right:- | ||
L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1855 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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Pyne 1853
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Set of prints, The English Lake District, or Lake Scenery of England, scenes painted by James Barker Pyne, lithographed by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, 1853; published 1853-70. | ||
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Thirlemere and Wytheburn | ||
Drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859. | ||
placename:- | Thirlemere | |
date:- | 1848=1853 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 19th century, late; 1840s; 1850s | |
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Garnett 1850s-60s F
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Set of prints, engravings, Views of the English Lakes or Views in the English Lake District, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s? | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Thrilmere from Raven Crag, ie Thirlemere, Cumberland, engraved by Banks and Co, Edinburgh, probably published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s? | ||
Found with Views of the English Lakes. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Banks & Co, Edinr. / THRILMERE FROM RAVEN CRAG. | ||
placename:- | Thrilmere | |
date:- | 1850=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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Garnett 1850s-60s F
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Set of prints, engravings, Views of the English Lakes or Views in the English Lake District, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s? | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Leaths Water ie Thirlmere, Cumberland, drawn and engraved by William Banks and Son, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s? | ||
Found with Views of the English Lakes. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Drawn & Engd. by W. Banks & Son, Edinr. / LEATHS WATER. | ||
placename:- | Leaths Water | |
date:- | 1850=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.36)
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Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35. | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Thirlmere, or Wythburn Water, Cumberland, drawn by G Pickering, engraved by W le Petit, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1833. | ||
vol.1 pl.36 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated. A fishing party in the foreground. | ||
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- | ||
G. Pickering. / W. Le Petit. / THIRLMERE, OR WYTHBURN WATER, CUMBERLAND. / FISHER, SON & CO. LONDON, 1833. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
other name:- | Wythburn Water | |
date:- | 1833 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
old print:- |
Rose 1832-35
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Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35. | ||
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Thirlmere Bridge, Looking North, Cumberland | ||
Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by W le Petit, 1833. | ||
date:- | 1833 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
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Heywood 1906
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Guide to Keswick and its Vicinity, in the Penny Guide Books series, published by Abel Heywood and Son, 56-58 Oldham Street, Manchester, and by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Ave Maria Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1906. | ||
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Print, halftone, Thirlmere, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, from a photograph by A Pettitt, Keswick, published by Abel Heywood and Son, 56-58 Oldham Street, Manchester, and by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Ave Maria Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1906. | ||
In a Guide to Keswick and its Vicinity in the Penny Guide Books series. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Photo by / THIRLMERE. / A. Pettitt, Keswick. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1906 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old print:- |
Green 1819
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Guide book, 2 volumes, The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green, Ambleside, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1819 and 1820. | ||
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Print, aquatint, Leaths Water from Bucks Holm, ie Thirlmere, Cumberland, by William Green, 1819, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1820. | ||
Tipped in opposite vol.1 p.441 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green. | ||
printed at bottom right, centre:- | ||
Vol.I, page 441, line 20. / LEATHS WATER from BUCKS HOLM. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819, by Wm. Green. | ||
placename:- | Leaths Water | |
date:- | 1819 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
old print:- |
Green 1819
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Guide book, 2 volumes, The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green, Ambleside, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1819 and 1820. | ||
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Print, aquatint, Leaths Water, ie Thirlmere, Cumberland, by William Green, 1819, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1820. | ||
Tipped in opposite vol.1 p.427 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green. | ||
printed at bottom right, centre:- | ||
Vol.I, page 427, line 1. / LEATHS WATER. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819, by Wm. Green. | ||
placename:- | Leaths Water | |
date:- | 1819 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
old print:- |
Religious Tract Society
1860s
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Guide book, How To See the English Lakes, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1860s? | ||
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Print, engraving, View from the North West of Thirlmere, with Helvellyn on the Left, Cumberland, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1860s? | ||
Tipped in opp.p.52 in How To See the English Lakes. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
VIEW FROM THE NORTH-WEST OF THIRLMERE, WITH HELVELLYN ON THE LEFT. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1860=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Nelson 1859
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Guide book, in the Nelson's Handbooks for Tourists series, The English Lakes, published by T Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London, 1859. | ||
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Print, engraving, Thirlemere from the Road to Keswick from Ambleside, drawn by Keeley Halswelle, Edinburgh, published by T Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London, and Edinburgh and New York, United States, 1859. | ||
Tipped in oppposite p.270 of a guide book, The English Lakes. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRLEMERE FROM THE ROAD TO KESWICK FROM AMBLESIDE. | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1859 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Prior 1865
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Guide book, Ascents and Passes in the Lake District of England, by Herman Prior, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1865. | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Thirl Mere and Saddleback, from Helvellyn, Cumberland, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1865. | ||
Included on page 130 of the guide book, Ascents and Passes in the Lake District of England, by Herman Prior. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
THIRL-MERE AND SADDLEBACK, FROM HELVELLYN. | ||
placename:- | Thirl Mere | |
date:- | 1865 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- | ||
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Print, chromolithograph, Thirlmere, Cumberland, published by T Nelson and Sons, London, 1900s? | ||
From a set of prints, The Scenery of the English Lakes | ||
printed at lower right:- | ||
T. NELSON & SONS | ||
printed at bottom left:- | ||
THIRLMERE | ||
placename:- | Thirlmere | |
date:- | 1900=1909 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
photographs | ||
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- Looking south to Dunmail Raise. -- 25.12.2005 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- From the south. -- 15.2.2006 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- Wyth Burn running in at the S end, after a dry Spring. -- 27.6.2010 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- Mountains on the east of the lake. -- 5.2.2007 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- From above Castle Rock. -- 5.2.2007 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- From above West Head Farm. -- 14.3.2011 | |
![]() | Thirlmere -- St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn -- Cumbria / -- Fishing rules, at Armboth. -- 21.5.2013 | |
hearsay |
There were two small lakes; Leathes Water to the north,
Wythburn Water to the south. These became one when Thirlmere
reservoir was created, raising the water level 54 feet. The
hamlets of Armboth and Wythburn were flooded.
The dam wall is 260 yards long, 100 feet high. John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle were involved in the resistance to the project, and though this failed the issue was one of the seeds that fruited as the National Trust in 1895. Ruskin described Manchester Corporation:- as a coporate body, plotting at last to steal, and sell, for a profit, the waters of Thirlmere and the clouds of Helvellyn ... [they] should be put at the bottom of the Lake of Thirlmere ... | |
An plot of the old and new lakes, overlain, is given by John
Parker in his Atlas of the English Lakes.
Parker 2002 | ||
![]() | Agony, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Anarchist, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Angel's Highway, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Apocrypha, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Barbican, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Blitzkrieg, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Box Holme, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Chapel Cracks, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Clark's Leap, St John's Castlerigg etc | |
![]() | Close to the Edge, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Common Man, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Communist Convert, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Creation, Raven Crag | |
![]() | dam, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Das Kapital, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Deergarth Bay, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Deergarth How Island, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Direct Finish, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Direct Route, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Ecstasy, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Eliminate Girdle, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Eliminate, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Empire, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Exodus, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Ferrous Buttress, Iron Crag | |
![]() | Final Giggle, Castle Rock | |
![]() | First Circle, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Gangway Climb, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Gates of Delrium, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Gazebo, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Ghost, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Harlot Face, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Hause Point, St John's Castlerigg etc | |
![]() | Hawes How Island, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Iron Crag Chimney, Iron Crag | |
![]() | Last Laugh, Castle Rock | |
![]() | leat, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Matheson Avenue, Castle Rock | |
![]() | May Day Cracks, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Medlar, Raven Crag | |
![]() | milestone, St John's Castlerigg etc (6) | |
![]() | milestone, Thirlmere | |
![]() | No Name, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Overhanging Bastion, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Polytruk, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Raven Traverse, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Relay, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Rigor Mortis, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Rock of Names, Wythburn | |
![]() | Scoop and Crack, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Side of the Hill, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Slab Climb, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Southern Traverse, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Station Coppice, St John's Castlerigg etc | |
![]() | station, Dalehead Hall | |
![]() | Straining Well, Thirlmere | |
![]() | Ted Cheasby, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Thirlmere Eliminate, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Totalitarian, Raven Crag | |
![]() | Triermain Eliminate, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Ultimate Eliminate, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Via Media, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Walsh's Blind Variant, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Wath Bridge, Thirlmere | |
![]() | White Dwarf, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Yew Tree Climb, Castle Rock | |
![]() | Zig-Zag, Castle Rock | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||