Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Lord's Island
	site name:-	Derwent Water
	parish	Borrowdale parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		island
	coordinates:-	NY265218
	10Km square:-	NY22
	1Km square	NY2621
		Lord's Island -- Derwent Water -- Borrowdale -- Cumbria / -- 24.8.2008
		Lord's Island -- Derwent Water -- Borrowdale -- Cumbria / -- Coat of arms on Lord Derwentwater's Chair; ?wrongly said to have belonged to Sir John Radcliffe, Lord's Island, died 1529. The arms are NOT the Radcliffe Family arms. -- 24.8.2008 -- courtesy of Keswick Museum
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		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 1855-71.
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		... The Ratcliffes also possessed Lord's Island, the largest on the lake, where their mansion is said to have been built, from the stones of the old one on Castlehead. ...
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		... Lord's Isle was once a part of the mainland. The Ratcliffes cut a fosse, in the feudal times, and set up a drawbridge. ... ... Every where are there traces of the unhappy family; even in the sky, where the aurora borealis is sometimes called, to this day, Lord Derwentwater's lights, because it was particularly brilliant the night after his execution.
	person:-	: Ratcliffe Family
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	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 54:-
		... Lord's Island, six acres in extent, once the residence of the unfortunate Radcliffes, is now entirely covered with wood: it is, along with Rampsholm, the property of W. Marshall, Esq. who purchased the Greenwich Hospital estates in this district. ...
	placename:-	Lord's Island
	person:-	: Marshall, William
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		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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		... Lord's Isle, contains about six acres and a half, and is covered with stately trees, forming a fine rookery. It is situated near the shore, on which account, probably, it was selected for the residence of the family of Derwentwater; but the house has long been in ruins, and nothing now remains but the foundation. This, and the smaller island called Rampsholm, form part of the late Earl of Derwentwater's sequestrated estate, which has been purchased from Greenwich Hospital in 1832, by John Marshall, Esq. of Leeds.
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		... Lord's Island, near the shore, was once the residence of the family [of Derwentwater.]
	placename:-	Lord's Isle
	person:-	: Derwentwater Family; Derwentwater, Earl of; Greenwich Hospital; Marshall, John
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		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.
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		The Derwentwater family took their name from the place where they were seated from the reign of Edward I. Sir Nicholas Radcliffe of Dilston c. Northumberland, knt. married the heiress of the family in the reign of Henry VI. and his descendant Francis was created by James II. baron of Dilston, viscount Langley and Radcliff, and earl of Derwentwater; all which titles were forfeited with his estate and life by his son James, beheaded on Tower-hill 1716 for engaging in the rebellion. The estate amounted to £.20,000. a year, including the mines, was vested in trustees for the support of Greenwich hospital, but restored on the reversal of the attainder 177[ ].
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		... Castlerigg was the antient seat of the Derwentwater family, but after the marriage with the Radcliffs went to ruin, and with the materials the Radcliffs built a pleasure-house in one of the islands in Derwentwater. The large and stately oaks were felled by the trustees of Greenwich hospital, who lately replaced them by some small plantations. ...
	person:-	: Derwentwater Family
	person:-	: Radcliffe Family
	person:-	: Radcliffe, James, Sir
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	Clarke 1787 map (Der)
		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.
		LORD'S ISLAND / Hospital
		wooded island
	placename:-	Lord's Island
	person:-	: Greenwich Hospital
	date:-	1787
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old text:-	Gilpin 1786
		Guide book, Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland, by Rev William Gilpin, 1772-74; published 1786-1808.
		vol.1 p.181
		Lord's island has it's name from being the place, where once stood a pleasure-house, belonging to the unfortunate family of Derwent-water, which took it's title from this lake. The ancient manor-house stood on Castle-hill above Keswick; where the antiquarian traces also the vestiges of a Roman fort. But an heiress of Derwent-water marrying into the family of the Ratcliffs; the family-seat was removed from Keswick to Dilston in Northumberland.
	placename:-	Lord's Island
	person:-	: Derwentwater Family
	person:-	: Ratcliff Family
	date:-	1786
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	West 1784 map -- probably relevant
		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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		island
	county:-	Cumberland
	old map:-	Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der)
		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.
		Lord's Isld.
		In the map title:-
		Lord's Island, formerly Ld. Derwentwater's
	placename:-	Lord's Island
	person:-	: Derwentwater, Lord
		island
	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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		[Derwent water] ... Lords-island, richly dressed in wood.
		...
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		[Mr Pennant's description] '... The isles that decorate this water are finely disposed, and very distinct, rise with gentle and regular curvatures above the surface, consist of verdant turf, or are planted with various trees. The principal is Lord's-island, above five acres, where the Ratcliff family had some time its residence, and, from this lake, took the title of Derwent-water. ...'
	placename:-	Lords Island
	person:-	: Pennant, Thomas
	date:-	1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 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.
		in Derwent Water; the Royal Mines label belongs with the northerly island.
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		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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		... in which [Derwent Water] there are three Islands, ... and the third has of late Years, had the Honour to be the Seat of the famous Family of Radcliffs, Knights, called from hence, for Distinction Sake, the Radcliffs of Derwentwater; the last of which Family was the late unhappy James, Earl of Derwentwater, who joining in a Rebellion against his Majesty King George I. was taken at the Battle of Preston in Lancashire, and beheaded on Tower Hill the 24th of February, 1716.
	person:-	: Radcliff Family
	person:-	: Radcliff, James; Derwentwater, Earl of
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	event:-	: 1715 Rebellion
	descriptive text:-	Gents Mag 1751 -- probably relevant
		Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.
		On ... Lady Island, Ld Derwentwater had formerly a castle, now in ruins, intended to prevent the depredations which were frequently committed by the Scots before the union.
	placename:-	Lady Island
	date:-	1751
	period:-	18th century, late; 1750s
	old print:-	Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900)
		Guide book, Black's Guide to the English Lakes, published by Adam and Charles Black, North Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, or Soho Square, London, 1856 to 1900s onwards.
		Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Skiddaw and Derwent Water - Mountains as seen at Lodore Hotel, and Mountains as seen at the Third Gate on Ascending Latrigg on the Way to Skiddaw, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
		... Lord's Isle ...
	placename:-	Lord's Isle
	date:-	1900
	period:-	1900s
	old print:-	Pyne 1853
		Set of prints, The English Lake District, or Lake Scenery of England, scenes painted by James Barker Pyne, lithographed by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, 1853; published 1853-70.
		Derwentwater
		Drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.
	date:-	1848=1853
	period:-	19th century, early; 19th century, late; 1840s; 1850s
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836 (version 1869)
		Print, hand coloured, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lakes, from the road to Watendlath, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
		Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham.
		printed at bottom:-
		DERWENTWATER and BASSENTHWAITE LAKES, / from the road to Watendlath.
		printed at bottom:-
		Swinside. / Lord's Seat. / Barff. / St. Herbert's I. / Bassenthwaite L. / Ramps I. / Vicar's I. / Lord's I. / Skiddaw Dodd. / Castle Hill. / Keswick. / Skiddaw. / Latrigg. / Falcon Crag.
	placename:-	Lord's Isle
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836
		Print, engraving, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lakes, from the road to Watenflath, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
		The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view.
		Tipped in opposite p.77 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall.
		printed at bottom:-
		DERWENTWATER and BASSENTHWAITE LAKES, / from the road to Watendlath.
		printed at bottom left to right:-
		Swinside. / Lord's Seat. / Barff. / St. Herbert's I. / Bassenthwaite L. / Ramp's I. / Vicar's I. / Lord's I. / Skiddaw Dodd. / Castle Hill. / Keswick. / Skiddaw. / Latrigg. / Falcon Crag.
	placename:-	Lord's Isle
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lakes from the Road to Watendlath, Cumberland, published by Sherwood and Co, London, 1836?
		The view is from just above Ashness Bridge. Objects in the view are identified by a caption at the bottom (unfortunately the print is pale, so some objects are unclear, and the caption seems to be a little misaligned) - Swinside, Lord's Seat, Barff, St. Herbert's I., Bassenthwaite L., Ramp's I., Vicar's I., Lord's I., Skiddaw Dodd, Castle Hill, Keswick, Skiddaw, Latrigg, Falcon Crag.
		printed at bottom:-
		DERWENTWATER and BASSENTHWAITE LAKES. / from the Road to Watendlath.
	placename:-	Lord's Island
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846)
		Guide book, Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, published by Adam and Charles Blck, North Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, 1841 to 1888.
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen at Lowdore Inn, and Mountains as seen at the Third Gate on Ascending Latrigg on the Way to Skiddaw, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
		... Lord's Isle ...
	placename:-	Lord's Isle
	date:-	1844
	period:-	19th century, early
	hearsay	The roman catholic family supported the Stuart cause in the rebellion of 1715, following which Sir James Radcliffe, Lord Derwentwater, was captured and beheaded on Tower Hill, London, 1716. That night there was a display of the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, which came to be known as Derwentwater's Lights. The family home was Dilston Hall, Northumberland, and there is a song about Lord Derwentwater's death (from memory):-
	hearsay	James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, married Anna Maria, daughter of Sir John Webb, Canford, Dorset, 1712. The earl was a friend of The Pretender, and on the rising of the 1715 Rebellion, a warrant was issued for his arrest. He went into hiding, but the taunts of his wife persuaded him to active support for the rebellion. He was surrounded at Preston, 14 October 1715, caught, sent to the Tower, beheaded 1716. Lady Derwentwater visited the estate before retiring to Canford. She was blamed for her husband's death and to escape the threats of the local population, she took refuge in a hollow on Walla Crga, since known as Lady's Rake.
	hearsay	During the Civil War, Sir Francis Radcliffe fled from Northumberland to the island to escape the Parliamentary forces, but his home on the island was destroyed in 1604 nevertheless. Stone from the ruins is said to have been used to build Keswick's town hall.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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