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placename:- | Whitehaven | |
parish |
Whitehaven borough, once in
Cumberland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
building/s -- market town; selected place | ||
coordinates:- |
NX974182 | |
10Km square:- |
NX91 | |
place code:- | Whth | |
1Km square | NX9718 | |
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OS County Series (Cmd 67 2)
OS County Series (Cmd 67 6) | |
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. | ||
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. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
building/s | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1890s | |
text:- |
Mason 1907 (edn 1930)
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Page 25:- | ||
... | ||
A coal-field stretches from Wigton to Whitehaven. Maryport, Workington, and Whitehaven are all busy towns among the collieries, ... | ||
date:- | 1907 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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Bradley 1901
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Print, uncoloured lithograph, Whitehaven, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. | ||
On page 168 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
Whitehaven. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1901 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
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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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WHITEHAVEN | ||
blocks, settlement, and a minimal street plan | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
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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WHITEHAVEN | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
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. | ||
... | ||
THE order in which the Lakes should be visited, if seen in any prescribed order at all, can be pointed out much more easily than satisfactorily. Lancaster and Kendal in the south, Carlisle and Penrith in the north, formerly offered the readiest facilities of access to this Northern Elysium; but since the improvement of steam navigation, Whitehaven and other ports have become equally suitable as starting places. One advantage, however, remains in favour of the old routes, that the direct lines are better, especially for carriages, although to the pedestrian this will not be a matter of any great importance. | ||
Page 78:- | ||
... | ||
Four miles will carry you from the quiet, studious cloisters of Saint Bees, into the midst of the bustling and commercial activity of Whitehaven. The piers and coal-pits are the chief objects of | ||
Page 79:- | ||
notice here. The Earl of Lonsdale has also a large mansion, called the Castle. The tourist from Dublin, Liverpool, or Glasgow, may land here and penetrate into the Lakes by way of Egremont, Gosforth, Wast Water, over the Stye Head into Borrowdale, and thence to Keswick or Ambleside. | ||
Page 172:- | ||
... | ||
WHITEHAVEN is a well-built town. During the last century, it has risen into importance in consequence of its vicinity to the extensive coal-mines of the Earl of Lonsdale. The harbour is large and safe, being protected by an extensive pier, built after a design by Sir John Rennie. Upwards of 140,000 chaldrons of coals are annually exported. | ||
Page 173:- | ||
There are three churches in the town, a Scotch church, and several dissenting meeting-houses. Steam-packets ply between Dublin and Whitehaven regularly, as well as Liverpool, the Isle of Man, and Scotland. This town sends one member to Parliament. Population, 11,393; market-days, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; inns, Black Lion, Golden Lion, and Globe. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
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Cobbett 1832
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Maps, Westmoreland and Cumberland, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet street, London, 1832. | ||
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Whitehaven | ||
dot and circle; town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1832 | |
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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... Coal is raised at Greysouthen, Gilcrux, and Plumbland; and there are extensive fields of coal beneath the town of Whitehaven, at Workington, ... | ||
date:- | 1823 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
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Perrot 1823
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Map, Cumberland, Westmoreland, scale about 38 miles to 1 inch, by Aristide Michel Perrot, engraved by Migneret, 1823, published by Etienne Ledoux, 9 Rue Guenegaud, Paris, France, 1824; published 1824-48. | ||
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Whitehaven | ||
circle; town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1823 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
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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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Whitehaven / 306 | ||
circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1820 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
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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WHITEHAVEN | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
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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White Haven / 322 | ||
blocks, upright lowercase text; town, distance from London | ||
placename:- | White Haven | |
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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Whitehaven | ||
blocks, upright lowercase text; town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
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 | ||
Whitehaven | ||
market town, post office | ||
INNS. Whitehaven, George, Globe, King's Arms. | ||
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page 319-320 | ||
Whitehaven | ||
market town, post office | ||
INNS. Whitehaven, as p.318 | ||
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page 798 | ||
At WHITEHAVEN, for the ISLE OF MAN. / The Packet Boat carrying the Letters to and from the Isle of Man sails from Whitehaven once a Week, and returns as often. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old text:- |
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 180:- | ||
... | ||
Below St. Bees and in its parish is Whitehaven a handsome regular town, so called from the white rocks and cliffs. It is chiefly beholden for its improvement to sir John Lowther, who took his title of distinction from it, and whose descendants have a considerable estate here. It contains 1200 inhabitants, and has 190 great ships, mostly employed in the coal trade; three chapels, four meeting-houses, and a good artificial harbour with a long pier. The collieries lie at the foot of an hill 80 fathoms deep, by an easy descent bricked and vaulted. The town and collieries produced a revenue of 16,000 a year to the late sir James Lowther, who had here a magazine of oats, which he always sold to the colliers at 5s. per bushel Cumberland or three Winchester measure | ||
Whitehaven in 1566 had but six houses and only one pickard of eight or nine tons; in 1582 twelve small ships. Sir Christopher, 2d son of sir John Lowther, purchased the lands of St. Bees priory here, and settled here and died 1644. The late sir James lived to see about 11000 inhabitants, and about 260 sail ships of near 30,000 tuns burthen. Thirty of them are employed in foreign trade and the rest in the coal trade, and export yearly above 20,000 tuns. He devised his estates here to sir William Lowther of Holker, bart. who dying the next year was succeeded in the said estates, reckoned 14,000£. a year, by the present sir James Lowther, created earl of Lonsdale 1780. ... | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
person:- | : Lowther, John, Sir | |
person:- | : Lowther Family | |
person:- | : Lowther, James, Sir; Lonsdale, Earl of | |
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. | ||
It is suggested that this dialect writing is invented by James Clark, or an acquaintance, complete with its 'explanation'. Page 76:- | ||
Copy of a LETTER, WROTE BY A | ||
Young Shepherd of Borrowdale, | ||
AT HIS Return from Dublin, TO One of his Acquaintance. | ||
FRIND, | ||
I SEND te thisan, to tell the amackily what dreedfull fine things I saw ith rwod tyu, an at yon Dublin; an t'harships I've bidden. I set forrat o' Midsummer-day, an gat to Whitehebben a girt sea-side town, whore Sea-Nags eat cowls out o' rack-hurries, like as barrels dus yale drink: I think Sea-Nags is nut varra wild, for tha winter them ca girt foalds wi'out yates; an as I was lyukin about to gang to Ierland, I so twea duzzen o' fellows myakin a Sea-Nag tedder-styack ov iran; I ast yan othum if I cud git ridin tu Dublin? an a man in a three-nyuk'd hat, at knact like rottin sticks, telt me I mud gang wid him; for a thing tha caw tide, like t' post oth land, was gangin, an wadent stay o' nea boddee nivir. Than four men in a lile Sea-Nag, a fwot I think, at tha caw'd a bwot, helter'd our nag, and led it out oth' foald; than our nag slipt t' helter an ran away; but tha hang up a deal of wind-clyaths, like blinder-bridles, we' hundreds o' ryaps for rines. Land ran away an left us, ... | ||
other name:- | Whitehebben | |
date:- | 1787 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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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Account of Ennerdale, late 18th century | ||
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Within these few years, several visitors of the lakes extend their tour, by taking in Whitehaven, ... | ||
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Mrs Radcliffe's Ride over Skiddaw, 1794 | ||
Page 307:- | ||
... | ||
[on Skiddaw] ... Whitehaven, and its white coast, were distinctly seen; ... | ||
date:- | 1760; 1794 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s; 1790s | |
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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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Whitehaven Mar. Thur. | ||
blocks, street plan, town, market | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
market town | ||
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
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Mackenzie 1760s
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WHITEHAVEN | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
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Bickham 1753-54 (Cmd)
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Maps, A Map of Westmorland, 1753, and A Map of Cumberland, 1754, by George Bickham, published 1750s-96. | ||
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Whitehaven | ||
view (sort of) | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1753=1754 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1750s | |
descriptive text:- |
Simpson 1746
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The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. | ||
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... | ||
Whitehaven is a Market Town, ... so called from a great Rock of hard white Stone, standing on the W. Side of it, and the Haven which shelters the Vessels that enter into it from Tempests and Winds. It anciently belong'd to St. Bees, which we shall speak of hereafter. | ||
The Town of Whitehaven is grown up by Encouragement of the Lowther Family, from a small Place | ||
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to be very considerable for its Coal Trade, which of late Years is so much increas'd, that, next to Newcastle, it is the most eminent Port in England for that Trade. The City of Dublin, and all the Towns of Ireland on that Coast, and some Parts in Scotland, and the Isle of Man, are wholly supply'd from hence. It is frequent in Time of War, on Occasion of cross Winds, to have 200 Sail of Ships at a Time go from this Place to Dublin loaded with Coals. And Sir James Lowther, particularly, is said to send from hence to Ireland, annually, as many Coals as brings him in near 20,000 l. a Year. | ||
Here is likewise a good Trade for Salt; and by the Increase of Shipping here, and the Advantage the Place has received from two Acts of Parliament in Queen Anne's Reign, to mend and improve the Harbour, and another in his present Majesty's, in 1740, for the same Purpose, and to repair Roads leading to it, the people are led into Merchandizing, and it is now on all Accounts reckon'd a considerable trading Town; tho' in Mr. Camden's Time, it was of so little Consequence that he takes no Notice of it, and his Continuator but little. | ||
The King has several Officers here to look after the Customs. It is 227 Miles computed distant from London, and 289 measured. The Market is kept on Tuesdays, and the Fair is annually on the 1st of September. | ||
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... Whitehaven, Sir James Lowther's, the other Representative in Parliament for this County. ... | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
person:- | : Lowther Family | |
person:- | : Lowther, James, Sir | |
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. | ||
Whitehaven Market Thursd: Fair September 1st. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1742 | |
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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Whitehaven | ||
circle, tower/s, upright lowercase text; town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1742 | |
period:- | 18th century, early | |
descriptive text:- |
Defoe 1724-26
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Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26. | ||
Under this shore, the navigation being secured by this cape of St. Bees, is the town of Whitehaven, grown up from a small place to be very considerable by the coal trade, which is encreased so considerably of late, that it is now the most eminent port in England for shipping off coals, except Newcastle and Sunderland, and even beyond the last, for they wholly supply the city of Dublin, and all the towns of Ireland on that coast; and 'tis frequent in time of war, or upon the ordinary occasion of cross winds, to have two hundred sail of ships at a time go from this place for Dublin, loaden with coals. | ||
They have of late fallen into some merchandizing also, occasioned by the great number of their shipping, and there are now some considerable merchants; but the town is yet but young in trade, and that trade is so far from being ancient, that Mr. Cambden does not so much as name the place, and his continuator says very little of it. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1724=1726 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
descriptive text:- |
Defoe 1724-26
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Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26. | ||
... and the sea [Irish Sea] itself seemed desolate and wild, for it was a sea without ships, here [Lancaster and Cumberland coast] being no sea port or place of trade, especially for merchants; so that, except colliers passing between Ireland and Whitehaven with coals, the people told us they should not see a ship under sail for many weeks together. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1724=1726 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
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Morden 1695 (EW)
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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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Whitehaven | ||
circle; village or town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
old map:- |
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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Whitehaven | ||
Circle, buildings, towers. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
old map:- |
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 mile 0, Cumberland. | ||
Turnings left:- | ||
to Whithaven | ||
placename:- | Whithaven | |
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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Whithaven | ||
Buildings and tower. | ||
placename:- | Whithaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1646 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1640s | |
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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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Whithave~ | ||
circle, building, tower | ||
placename:- | Whithaven | |
date:- | 1611 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
source:- |
Keer 1605
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Map, Westmorlandia et Comberlandia, ie Westmorland and Cumberland now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605; published about 1605 to 1676. | ||
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Whithanen | ||
dot, circle and tower; village | ||
placename:- | Whithanen | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
source:- |
Lloyd 1573
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Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573. | ||
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Wythaven | ||
placename:- | Wythaven | |
date:- | 1573 | |
period:- | 16th century, late; 1570s | |
old map:- |
Gough 1350s-60s
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Reproduction of the Gough Map of Great Britain, reduced size, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875; and a full size line reproduction, with added transcriptions of placenames, 1935. | ||
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placename:- | Withaven | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
old map:- |
Saxton 1579
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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church. | ||
Whithaven | ||
placename:- | Whithaven | |
county:- | Cumberlandia | |
village | ||
date:- | 1576 | |
period:- | 16th century, late; 1570s | |
old itinerary:- |
Tinsley 1877 (Roads/Cum)
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Road book, British High Roads, published in four parts by Tinsley Brothers, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
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Itinerary, route 7, London to Whitehaven via the Lake Districts, including from Settle, Lancashire; through Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Ambleside, Westmorland; then Keswick, Cockermouth to Whitehaven, Cumberland, published by Tinsley Bros, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
pp.71-91 in British High Roads, North and North Eastern Routes; pp.84-91. | ||
printed at p.71:- | ||
... / ROUTE VII. - LONDON to WHTEHAVEN via THE LAKE / DISTRICTS. (See Maps 65 to 80.) / Hitchin (as per Route I.) 34, Shefford 41, Bedford 50, Higham-Ferrers, / 64 3/4, Kettering 74 1/2, Rockingham 83 1/4, Uppingham 88 3/4, Oakham, / 94 3/4, Melton Mowbray 104 3/4, Nottingham 123 1/4, Rotherham 159 1/4, / Barnsley 171 3/4, Huddersfield 188 3/4, Halifax 196 3/4, Keighley 2083/4, / Skipton 218 3/4, Settle 234 3/4, Kirkby Lonsdale 252 1/2, Kendal 264 1/2, / Ambleside 278 1/2, Keswick 293 1/2, Cockermouth 305 1/2, Whitehaven / 319 1/2. / ... | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1877 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old strip map (pp.79-80):- |
Tinsley 1877 (Roads/Cum)
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Road book, British High Roads, published in four parts by Tinsley Brothers, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
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Strip map, road map, part of London to Whitehaven, including from before Keswick through Cockermouth to Whitehaven, Cumberland, published by Tinsley Bros, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
Map pp.79-80 in British High Roads, North and North Eastern Routes. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
BRITISH HIGH ROADS / 79 LONDON TO WHITEHAVEN. 80 | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1877 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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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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Whitehaven | ||
circle with two side bars; town | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
locality:- | Allerdale above Derwent Ward | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1808 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Unknown 1690
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Sketch map, Whitehaven, Cumberland, about 1690, perhaps redrawn by J Wilson. | ||
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Whitehaven | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1690 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
old town plan:- |
Unknown 1690 (town-Whth)
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Sketch map, Whitehaven, Cumberland, about 1690, perhaps redrawn by J Wilson. | ||
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Town plan, uncoloured lithograph, Whitehaven as Built and Projected c1690, Cumberland, published by the Cumberland and Westmorland Archaeological and Antiquarian Society, 1878. | ||
Reproduced from an original owned by the Earl of Lonsdale, to accompany an article Whitehaven, its Streets, its Principal Houses and their Inhabitants, by William Jackson. No date, but:- | ||
'that may be closely fixed by the fact that the Old Church was built, or at any rate being built, whilst the site of the Presbyterian Chapel, the ground for which was granted 14th, February, 1694, is still a blank.' | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
WHITEHAVEN AS BUILT AND PROJECTED c.1690. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1690 | |
period:- | 17th century, late | |
market notes:- |
see:- Owen: 1792: New Book of Fairs
see:- : 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM Government see:- Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland | |
Market day Thursday given on Bowen and Kitchin's map,
1760.
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Market listed by Owen, 1792.
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Market listed by HM Government, 1888.
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market town | ||
date:- | 1792; 1888; 1760 | |
A limerick from a Dorothy L Sayers story, Whose Body?
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old print:- |
Linton 1852
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Guide book, A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, guide to the Lake District etc, by John Linton, published by Whittaker and Co, London, etc, 1852. | ||
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Print, engraving, Whitehaven from behind Corkickle, Cumberland, drawn by R Shepherd, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published by Whittaker and Co, London, and by R Gibson and Son and by Callander and Dixon, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1852. | ||
Frontispiece to A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, by John Linton. | ||
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- | ||
R. Shepherd delt. / W. H. Lizars sculpt. / WHITEHAVEN. / from behind Corkickle. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1852 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old print:- |
Rose 1832-35 (vol.3 no.25)
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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, Whitehaven, Cumberland, drawn by G Pickering, engraved by T Jeavons, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35. | ||
vol.3 pl.25 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated. | ||
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- | ||
G. Pickering. / T. Jeavons. / WHITEHAVEN, CUMBERLAND. | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
date:- | 1832=1835 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
old painting:- | ||
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Painting, oil painting, View of Whitehaven, Cumberland, by Matthias Read, 1690-1706. | ||
Distant view of Whitehaven and its environs seen from an elevated perspective. In the foreground a small group of people has gathered on the hilltop overlooking the town, an impromptu party resulting. Three of them dance a jig whilst four couples carouse in the scant shade offered by two stunted trees. Two men stand looking on. Three cattle wait nearby, one of which has upset a pail of milk. | ||
Four views of Whitehaven by Read survive. This is the earliest and plainest example which shows only one pier in the harbour and a small number of ships. The town is still very small and details of the buildings are unfinished. Whitehaven was the earliest planned town in England thanks to the vision of Sir John Lowther, 1642-1706, the local landower who built up his wealth in coal. The groups of locals dancing and drinking in the foreground of the painting bring life to the scene. The small red and yellow stripe of paint is a mystery. | ||
The painting originally hung in the Grapes Inn, Carlisle. | ||
date:- | 1690=1706 | |
period:- | 17th century, late | |
old print:- | ||
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Whitehaven, Cumberland, drawn by W H Bartlett, engraved by J C Redaway, published 1840s. | ||
Probably from Findens Views of the Ports, Harbours, Coast Scenery, and Watering Places of Great Britain, as continued by W H Bartlett. | ||
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- | ||
W. H. Bartlett. / J. C. Redaway. / WHITEHAVEN, / (with St. Bees-head.) | ||
placename:- | Whitehaven | |
person:- | shepherd | |
date:- | 1840=1849 | |
period:- | 19th century, early | |
hearsay |
John Fletcher Miller was born here, 1816. He recorded the
weather in The Lakes, having 35 rain gauges on the fells. He
determined that Sty Head was the wettest place in England.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, 1850; died
1856.
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![]() | Albion Hotel, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Anchor Vaults, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Barra Jacks, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Barrowmouth, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Bath House, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Beacon, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Black Lion, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Bleach Green, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Bransty Junction, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Bransty, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Candlestick, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Castle, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Christ Church, Workington | |
![]() | clay pipe works, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Colliery Schools, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Corkickle House, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Corkickle Station, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Corkickle, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Distressed Sailor, Hensingham | |
![]() | Dobson and Musgrave Warehouse, Whitehaven | |
![]() | drinking fountain, Whitehaven | |
![]() | drinking fountain, Whitehaven (2) | |
![]() | Duke Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | engine shed, Whitehaven (3) | |
![]() | engine shed, Whitehaven (4) | |
![]() | Female Training School, Whitehaven | |
![]() | fort, Whitehaven | |
![]() | George Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | George, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Globe Inn, Hensingham | |
![]() | Globe, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Golden Lion, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Haig Colliery Mining Museum, Kells | |
![]() | Haig Colliery railway | |
![]() | Hensingham, Whitehaven | |
![]() | James's Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | John Paul Jones, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Jonathan Swift House, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Kells, Whitehaven | |
![]() | King's Arms, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Labyrinth, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Lady Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | lifeboat, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Marine School, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Market Hall, Whitehaven | |
![]() | meeting house, Whitehaven | |
![]() | methodist chapel, Whitehaven | |
![]() | milestone, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Mirehouse, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Moor Row South Junction, Whitehaven | |
![]() | New Monkwray, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Newtown Foundry, Whitehaven | |
![]() | North Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Old Brewery, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Old New Quay, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Old Quay, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Outer Light, Whitehaven Harbour | |
![]() | Preston Street Goods, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Prestonhows, Whitehaven | |
![]() | ring of bells, Hensingham | |
![]() | ring of bells, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Round Close, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Royal Oak, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Royal Standard Hotel, Whitehaven | |
![]() | school, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Shipwrights Arms, Whitehaven | |
![]() | St Gregory and St Patrick, Whitehaven | |
![]() | St James, Whitehaven | |
![]() | St John, Hensingham | |
![]() | St Nicholas National School, Whitehaven | |
![]() | St Nicholas, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Sun Inn, Hensingham | |
![]() | sundial, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Tom Hurd Rock, Whitehaven | |
![]() | trig point, NX9656715744 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9661715978 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9670618682 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9671318674 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9674517595 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9709717259 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9733618607 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9753516268 | |
![]() | trig point, NX9767118427 | |
![]() | Trinity Church National and Sunday School, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Vagabond, Whitehaven | |
![]() | war memorial, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Watch House, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Watchtower, Whitehaven Harbour | |
![]() | weighing machine, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Wellington Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Wellington, Whitehaven | |
![]() | West Pier, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Castle, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Colliery Schools, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Fire Station, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Harbour, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Museum, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Police Station, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Station, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven Station, Whitehaven (2) | |
![]() | Whitehaven Tunnel, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven United Reformed Church, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Burton's | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Callander and Dixon | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Crosthwaite and Co | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Davidson | |
![]() | Whitehaven: G Conquest | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Henry Atkinson | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Isaac Linton | |
![]() | Whitehaven: J and C D Gordon | |
![]() | Whitehaven: J Booth | |
![]() | Whitehaven: J Laughlin | |
![]() | Whitehaven: J Whittle | |
![]() | Whitehaven: John Duggan | |
![]() | Whitehaven: La'al Tattie Bar | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Michael Moon | |
![]() | Whitehaven: R Gibson and Son | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Richardson and Sons | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Robert Burton | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 16 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 19 and 20 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 21 and 22 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 23 and 24 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 25 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 28 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 29 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 30 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 36 to 38 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 44 and 45 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 46 to 49 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 51 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 52 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 53 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 54 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 55 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 56 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Roper Street, 57 and 58 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 9 and 10 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 14 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 31 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 32 to 35 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 84 to 95 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 112 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Scotch Street, 113 | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Shooz'n'Sox | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Sutton, R | |
![]() | Whitehaven: Whitehaven Herald | |
![]() | William Pit, Whitehaven | |
![]() | Woodhouse, Whitehaven | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||