Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	parish	Bassenthwaite parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s; hotel
	coordinates:-	NY207325
	10Km square:-	NY23
	1Km square	NY2032
		Complete rebuild, a country gentleman's residence, by Thomas Hartley, mine owner from Bridekirk near Cockermouth, 1880. The hall is now a hotel.
		Armathwaite Hall -- Bassenthwaite -- Cumbria / -- Lakeside face. -- 20.1.2006
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Armathwaite Ha.
		block, building
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Armathwaite Hall
		Building and park.
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 85:-
		... After descending a hill, the road winds through a narrow dale, with moderate eminences on either side clothed with wood, till it reaches the water's edge: at this point there is spread out before the eyes a sweet view of Armathwaite Hall, the residence of Sir -- Vane, with its trees, single or in clumps, sprinkled over the sloping lawns, the rising grounds behind enrobed with forests, and the silvery lake filling the middle of the picture.
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	person:-	: Vane Family
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Clarke 1787 map (Bassenthwaite Lake)
		Map series, lakes and roads to the Lakes, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, London, included in A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, published by James Clarke, Penrith, and in London etc, from 1787 to 1793.
		Armathwaite / J. SPEDDING Esqr.
	placename:-	Armathwaite
	person:-	: Spedding, J
		house
	date:-	1787
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	West 1784 map
		A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to 1821.
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	placename:-	Armathwaite
		building/s
	county:-	Cumberland
	old map (vignette):-	Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Bas)
		Series of maps, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, of the Grand Lake of Windermere, of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, of Coniston Lake, of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, and Pocklington's Island, by Peter Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1783 to 1794.
		Armathwaite Hall Sir F. F. Vane's Bart. LLD.
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	person:-	: Vane, Frederick Fletcher, Sir
	date:-	1783=1794
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s
	old map:-	Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Bas)
		Series of maps, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, of the Grand Lake of Windermere, of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, of Coniston Lake, of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, and Pocklington's Island, by Peter Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1783 to 1794.
		Armathwaite Hall / Sir F. F. Vane's Bart. / and West's First Station
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall
	other name:-	station, Bassenthwaite, West 1
	person:-	: Vane, Frederick Fletcher, Sir
		house
	date:-	1783=1794
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		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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		Page 119:-
		...
		'From Mr. Spedding's, of Armathwaite, at the low extremity of the lake, you have a fine view of the whole [Bassenthwaite Lake].'
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		Page 120:-
		[Mr. Gray] '... Armathwaite-house is a modern fabric, not large, and built of dark red stone.'
		...
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		Page 127:-
		... in the point of beauty [from Beck Wythop] Armathwaite is seated, queen of the lake, on which she smiles in graceful beauty.
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		Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
		Page 208:-
		...
		Oct. 6. Went in a chaise eight miles along the east side of Bassenthwaite-water to Ouse-bridge, ... At the foot of it [Bassenthwaite Lake], a few paces from the brink, gently sloping upwards, stands Armathwaite, in a thick grove of Scotch firs, commanding a noble view directly up the lake; at a small distance behind the house is a large extent of wood, and still behind this a ridge of cultivated hills on which, according to the Keswick proverb, the sun always shines. ...
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		Page 209:-
		... Armathwaite-house is a modern fabric, not large, and built of dark red stone, belonging to Mr. Spedding, whose grandfather was steward to old Sir James Lowther, and bought this estate of the Highmores.
	placename:-	Armathwaite House
	person:-	: Spedding, Mr
	person:-	: Gray, Mr
	person:-	Lowther, James, Sir
	person:-	: Highmore Family
	date:-	1769; 1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		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.
		Armanthwate
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Armanthwate
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 260)
		Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64.
		At mile 38.
	placename:-	Armanthwate
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		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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		Armanthwate
		Circle, building and tower, the tower has a cross.
	placename:-	Armanthwate
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) -- presumably relevant
		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 37, Cumberland.
		Armanthwate
		two rows of houses down a turning right off the road.
	placename:-	Armanthwate
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		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.
		Armanthwat
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Armanthwat
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		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.
		Armanthwat
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Armanthwat
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1576
		Map, 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.
		Armanthwate
	placename:-	Armanthwate
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		house
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		ARMATHWAITE HALL HOTEL / / / BASSENTHWAITE / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72096 / NY2063732464
		courtesy of English Heritage
		House now hotel. Mid C19 with late C19 extension (on the site of an earlier house) for the Fletcher-Vane family. Dressed red sandstone, with calciferous sandstone ashlar dressings, flush quoins, string courses and battlemented parapet, on plinth of similar material. Graduated greenslate roofs with tall ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys of numerous bays with flanking 3-storey towers and right-angled 2 1/2-storey, 5-bay wing, forming overall L-shape. Tudor style. Garden facade has central recessed bays with square tower to right and rectangular tower to left, all with cross-mullioned windows of numerous cusped-headed lights. Right tower has battlemented angle turret. Rear facade has projecting entrance bay, with panelled door in Tudor archway and flanking cusped-headed side lights, all under large cross-mullioned staircase window. Gabled pediment above with Fletcher-Vane coat-of-arms. Large ground-floor windows similar to garden facade and smaller 2 & 3-light stone-mullioned windows. Wing of similar design has 2- and 3-light stone-mullioned windows and segmental-arched dormer windows. Interior has mid C19 rooms with Tudor-style fireplaces and moulded plaster ceilings. Late C19 rooms have wood panelled walls and ceilings. Bar has large German wood fireplace with carved figures and animals.
	placename:-	Armathwaite Hall Hotel
	district:-	Allerdale
		listed building
	coordinates:-	NY20633246
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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