Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Mortal Man | |
| other name:- | White House, The | |
| locality:- | High Green | |
| locality:- | Troutbeck | |
| parish |
Lakes parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| inn | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY41100348 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY40
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| 1Km square | NY4103 | |
 Mortal Man -- High Green -- Troutbeck -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Innsign:- -- ''Oh mortal man that lives by bread, / What is it that makes thy nose so red? / Thou silly fool that lookst so pale, / 'Tis drinking Sally Birkett's ale'.' -- 5.12.2005 | ||
 Mortal Man -- High Green -- Troutbeck -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Claims to have been established 1689, nothing obvious remains from that age. -- 5.12.2005 | ||
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| MORTAL MAN INN / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452869 / NY4112803473 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Has been an inn at least since 1689 (datestone inserted in new wall). Present external appearance now mainly Victorian, 2 storeys, with gables, quoins, and modern windows. South front has 5 gabled half-dormers. Bar and dining room have thick walls (probably original with splayed square windows (6-paned sashes), and old ceiling beams in interior. For group notes see General grow description under Troutbeck Village. | ||
| placename:- | Mortal Man Inn | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY41120347 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| photographs | ||
| Mortal Man -- High Green -- Troutbeck -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Weathervane. -- 5.12.2005 | |
| hearsay |
The original sign was painted by Julius Caesar Ibbetson RA,
1759-1817, from Yorkshire, who lived in Troutbeck 1801-03.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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