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Witherslack Hall, Witherslack
Witherslack Hall
Witherslack Park
civil parish:-   Witherslack (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   park
locality type:-   school
coordinates:-   SD43628617
1Km square:-   SD4386
10Km square:-   SD48

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BLU05.jpg (taken 7.4.2006)  
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BPQ33.jpg (taken 24.8.2008)  
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Tower, symbol for a house, hall, tower, etc.  "Witherslak"
Fence palings, tree, and settlement. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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ring of fence palings, contains Witherslack 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Witherslak
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Witherslak"
Buildings and tower. 
Ring of fence palings. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Witherslack Hall
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Witherslack Hall"
in  "Witherslack"
evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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Ring of fence palings, trees, around Witherslack. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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Outline with fence palings and a building. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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outline of fence palings, at Witherslack 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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house 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Witherslack Hall
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Witherslack Hall"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Witherslack Hall
item:-  date stone (1874)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WITHERSLACK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING / / / WITHERSLACK / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 77132 / SD4362786172"
hearsay:-  
 Witherslack Hall is home to a large private school having previously been the family home of the Earl of Derby. It dates back to 1874 and has been the home of the school since Word War II.
Paley and Austin series
person:-   architect
 : Paley, Edward G
person:-   architect
 : Austin, Hubert J
date:-   1874
New building?
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