Commercial Inn, Ambleside | ||
Commercial Inn | ||
locality:- | Ambleside | |
civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | inn | |
1Km square:- | NY3704 | |
10Km square:- | NY30 | |
references:- | Otley 1823 |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) item:- post chaise; boat |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the
mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be
visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the
district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick,
Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur
Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49,
latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes. goto source Page 102:- "[Ambleside] ... Post Chaises are kept at the Salutation and Commercial Inns, ... Boats upon the Lake of Windermere are also provided by the Inns." |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- Commercial Inn |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by
Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W
Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William
Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman,
Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd,
Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839. goto source Page 32:- "..." "[Ambleside] ... Excellent fare can be had at the Salutation, Commercial, and White Lion inns, and in lodgings. From its central station, the town is frequently made the head-quarters of tourists for a considerable time, ..." goto source Page 161:- "..." "[Ambleside] ... Excellent quarters may be found at the Salutation, the Commercial, and White Lion inns; ..." |
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evidence:- | old advertisement:- Atkinson 1847 (5th edn 1850) placename:- Commercial Hotel |
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source data:- | Advertisement for John Armer at the Commercial Hotel, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1850. click to enlarge AK2A18.jpg At the end of a Handbook to the English Lakes, 5th edn. item:- Armitt Library : A1144.26 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old advertisement:- Martineau 1855 placename:- Commercial Hotel |
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source data:- | Advertisment for Commercial Hotel and Posting House, Ambleside in A Complete Guide
to the Lake District of England, by Harriet Martineau published by John Garnett, Windermere,
Westmorland, 4th edn 1871. click to enlarge MNU1Ad08.jpg Advertisment pages, added at the end of the guide item:- JandMN : 192.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 |
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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. goto source Page 42:- "... the market-place, ... the Salutation and Commercial Inns and the White Lion, the three principal inns, are all conspicuous in it. ..." |
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