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| Storrs Temple, Storrs | ||
| Storrs Temple | ||
| Storrs Temple of Heroes | ||
| Temple of Heroes | ||
| site name:- | Storrs Hall | |
| locality:- | Storrs | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | memorial | |
| locality type:- | summer house | |
| coordinates:- | SD39049410 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3994 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |
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 BPE26.jpg (taken 12.5.2008) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 37 3) placename:- Storrs Temple |
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| source data:- | Maps, 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. |
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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 sourcePage 13:- "... further down [seen from Ferry Nab], on the eastern shore, a pier extends with a little tower at the end. This is Storrs: and at that pier did the guests embark when Scott went to meet Canning at Mr. Bolton's, and the fine regatta took place, (under the direction of Christopher North) which is celebrated in Lockhart's Life of Scott. This was only two years before Canning's death, and seven before that of Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton are gone; and Christopher North himself has followed. It is probable that no stranger ever sees that pier at Storrs without thinking of Professor Wilson; and, indeed, there is no spot in the neighbourhood with which his memory, and the gratitude of his readers, is not associated. ..." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Storrs Temple |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "STORRS TEMPLE / / NEWBY BRIDGE ROAD / WINDERMERE TOWN / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 351697 / SD3904594103" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Actually a garden house on the edge of the lake, built 1804, perhaps by Gandy. Octagonal, stone with cornice. 4 open round arches, and 4 tablets to admirals Duncan, Nelson, Howe and St Vincent." |
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| evidence:- | old print:- item:- fishing boat; boat; fishing net |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Windermere Lake, Windermere, Westmorland, drawn by Harwood,
engraved by Tombleson, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1830s? click to enlargePR0652.jpg A fisherman in a small sailing boat is using a seine net in the foreground; Storrs in the middle ground. printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "Harwood. / Tombleson. / WINDERMERE LAKE. / FISHER, SON &Co. LONDON." item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.596 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
The garden house was errected as a memorial to four admirals, Duncan, St Vincent,
Howe and Nelson, 1804, built on the orders of Sir John Legard. |
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