Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Mellbreak
	parish	Loweswater parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		hill
	coordinates:-	NY145190
	10Km square:-	NY11
	1Km square	NY1419
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- From Thrushbank. -- 14.10.2005
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- 17.8.2011
	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.
		Plate, opposite p.84:-
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Lanthwaite Wood Crummock Water, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-
		1 Whiteless Pike, 2 Honister Crag, 3 Green Gable, 4 Great End, 5 Great Gable / Rannerdale Knott (beneath), 6 Scawfell Pike, 7 Kirkfell / Scarf Gap (below), 8 High Crag, 9 High Stile, 10 Bleaberry Crag, 11 Red Pike, 12 Melbreak.
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM LANTHWAITE WOOD CRUMMOCK WATER.
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	person:-	artist : Aspland, T L
	person:-	engraver : Banks, W
	person:-	publisher : Garnett, John
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	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.
		Page 85:-
		... Melbreak fills up the opposite shore, with its isolated bulk; ...
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	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.
		Plate, opposite p.93:-
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Applethwaite near Keswick, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM APPLETHWAITE NEAR KESWICK.
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
		The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-
		1 Wallow Crag, 2 Falcon Crag, 3 Shepherd's Crag / Lowdore below, 4 Glaramara, 5 Brund, 6 Castle Crag, 7 Great End, 8 Scawfell Pike, 9 Catbell, 10, High Stile, 11 Red Pike, 12 Grasmoor, 13 Causey Pike, 14 Melbreak, 15 Grisdale Pike
	person:-	artist : Aspland, T L
	person:-	engraver : Banks, W
	person:-	publisher : Garnett, John
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	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.
		Melbreak
		hill hachuring
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old print:-	Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830)
		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.
		Page 125:-
		The Mountains of Crummock and Buttermere: / as seen on the Road between Scale-Hill and Loweswater.
		Whiteside / Grasmoor / Witeless Pike / Robinson / Fleetworth / Rannerdale Knot / Hay Stacks and Gable / Cold Kell Wyke / Kirkfell / High Crag / High Stile / Red Pike / Melbreak / Hencomb
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1830
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old print:-	Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849)
		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.
		Engraving, outline view of mountains, Crummock and Buttermere from the Road near Loweswater Church, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.18 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
		Engraving, outline view of mountains, A Group of Mountains seen from Helvellyn, looking towards the South West, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.50 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1849
	period:-	19th century, early; 1840s
	old print:-	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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	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old print:-	Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 32)
		Set of prints, Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes, illustrated with hand coloured aquatints by Theodore Henry Fielding and John Walton, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
		Print, coloured aquatint, Lowes Water, Cumberland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
		Mellbreak dominating the lake.
		Tipped in opposite p.215 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes.
	date:-	1821
	period:-	19th century, early
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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	placename:-	Melbreak
		hill
	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:-	Mellbreak
	county:-	Cumberland
	old map (vignette):-	Crosthwaite 1783-94 (But/Cru/Low)
		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.
		The North End of Melbreak as it appears from the Author's 1st. Station.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1783=1794
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s
	old print:-	Jenkinson 1875
		Guide book, A Practical Guide to the English Lake District, by Henry Irwin Jenkinson, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 4th edition 1875.
		Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Helvellyn, Westmorland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
		... Mellbreak ...
	placename:-	Mellbreak
	date:-	1875
	period:-	19th century, late
	old print:-	Black 1856
		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, Buttermere - Mountains as seen from the Knots near the Hotel at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
		... 16 Mellbreak ... 13 Mellbreak ...
	placename:-	Mellbreak
	date:-	1900
	period:-	1900s
	old print:-	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.
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Lanthwaite Wood Crummock Water, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		Opposite p.84 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.
		The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Whiteless Pike, 2 Honister Crag, 3 Green Gable, 4 Great End, 5 Great Gable / Rannerdale Knott (beneath), 6 Scawfell Pike, 7 Kirkfell / Scarf Gap (below), 8 High Crag, 9 High Stile, 10 Bleaberry Crag, 11 Red Pike, 12 Melbreak.
		printed at top:-
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM LANTHWAITE WOOD CRUMMOCK WATER.
		printed at bottom left, right:-
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
		Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Applethwaite near Keswick, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
		Folded in opposite p.93 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.
		The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Wallow Crag, 2 Falcon Crag, 3 Shepherd's Crag / Lowdore below, 4 Glaramara, 5 Brund, 6 Castle Crag, 7 Great End, 8 Scawfell Pike, 9 Catbell, 10, High Stile, 11 Red Pike, 12 Grasmoor, 13 Causey Pike, 14 Melbreak, 15 Grisdale Pike.
		printed at top:-
		MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM APPLETHWAITE NEAR KESWICK.
		printed at bottom left, right:-
		L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late
	old print:-	Pyne 1853 -- perhaps relevant
		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.
		Lowes Water
		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:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.2 no.13)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, engraving, Loweswater, from Water End, Cumberland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by W Floyd, 1833.
		The text description of the view it 'includes the mountains of Blake Fell, Mellbreak, and Red Pike.'
		Vol.2 no.13 in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, with descriptions by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate, London, about 1835.
	placename:-	Mellbreak
	date:-	1833
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Loweswater, from Water End, Cumberland
		Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by W Floyd, 1833.
	date:-	1833
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836 (version 1869)
		Print, hand coloured, Loweswater, from the North West, 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:-
		LOWESWATER, / from the North West.
		printed at bottom:-
		Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836 (version 1869)
		Print, hand coloured, Crummock Lake, from the East, Buttermere, 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:-
		CRUMMOCK LAKE, / from the East.
		printed at bottom:-
		Gale Fell. / Blea Fell. / Scale Knot. / Melbreak. / Whinfell. / Grasmoor. / Low Fell. / Whiteless.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836
		Print, engraving, Loweswater from the North West, 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.
		Frontispiece to The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall (listed to be inserted opposite p.35).
		printed at bottom:-
		LOWESWATER. / from the North West.
		printed at bottom left to right:-
		Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere & Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	date:-	1836
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Tattersall 1836
		Print, engraving, Crummock Lake, from the East, Buttermere, 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.74 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall.
		printed at bottom:-
		CRUMMOCK LAKE. / from the East.
		printed at bottom left to right:-
		Gale Fell. / Blea Fell. / Scale Knot. / Melbreak. / Whinfell. / Grasmoor. / Lowfell. / Whiteless.
	placename:-	Melbreak
	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 from The Knots near the Victoria at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
		... 16 Mellbreak ... 13 Mellbreak ...
	placename:-	Mellbreak
	date:-	1844
	period:-	19th century, early
		photographs
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- Loweswater, Mellbreak, etc. -- 14.10.2005
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- From S. -- 17.8.2011
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- From S. -- 17.8.2011
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- WNW from Hause Point. -- 25.12.2005
		Mellbreak -- Loweswater -- Cumbria / -- 16.4.2008
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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