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Wanlass Howe, Lakes
Wanlass Howe
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY376033 (?) 
1Km square:-   NY3703
10Km square:-   NY30
evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Mr Brenchley's house, Wanlass Howe, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1849.
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"Mr Brenchley's Ambleside"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.487.12
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Wanlas How
source data:-   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 1855-76.
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Page 19:-  "..."
"... The steamer sweeps round to the pier at Waterhead, where there is a cluster of dwellings, the most imposing of which is the large grey stone house called Wanlas How, the property of Alexander C. Brenchley, Esq."
evidence:-   old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:-  Wanlas How
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.
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"Wanlas How"
block/s; building/s 
item:-  private collection : 133.1
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