Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Pavey Ark | |
| locality:- | Great Langdale | |
| parish |
Lakes parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality:- | hill; rocks | |
| coordinates:- |
NY284079 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY20
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| 1Km square | NY2807 | |
![]() Pavey Ark -- Great Langdale -- hill -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- 23.3.2010 | ||
![]() Pavey Ark -- Great Langdale -- hill -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- 23.3.2010 | ||
| source:- |
Martineau 1855
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| 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, folded in opposite p.7:- | ||
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| Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains on the West Side of Windermere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855. | ||
| MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WINDERMERE | ||
| L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinburgh. | ||
| The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:- | ||
| 1 Coniston Old Man 1a Carrs 2 Wetherlam 3 Wrynose Gap 4 Crinkle Crags 5 Pike of Bliscow 6 Scawfell Pike 7 Bowfell 8 Hanging Knotts 9 Glaramara 10 Great End 11 Pike of Stickle 12 Harrison Stickle 13 Paveyark 14 Lingmoor 15 High Raise 16 Silver How 17 Loughrigg Fell 18 Ullscarth | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| person:- | artist : Aspland, T L | |
| person:- | engraver : Banks, W | |
| person:- | publisher : Garnett, John | |
| date:- | 1855 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s | |
| source:- |
Martineau 1855
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| 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.64:- | ||
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| Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen a little beyond Rydal Mount, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855. | ||
| MOUNTAINS SEEN A LITTLE BEYOND RYDAL MOUNT. | ||
| L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr. | ||
| The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:- | ||
| 1 Loughrigg Fell, 2 Lingmoor, 3 Pike of Bliscow, 4 Crinkle Crags, 5 Meg's Gill Head, 6 Silver How, 7 Pike of Stickle, 8 Harrison Stickle, 9 Pavey Ark | ||
| placename:- | Pavey Ark | |
| person:- | artist : Aspland, T L | |
| person:- | engraver : Banks, W | |
| person:- | publisher : Garnett, John | |
| date:- | 1855 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s | |
| descriptive text:- |
Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
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| Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52. | ||
| Page 38:- | ||
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| Stickle Tarn ... reflecting in its calm surface the dark and towering crags of Pavey Ark, which rise from its brink, and are perhaps the most magnificent range of rocks in the country: a good point to view them from is the outlet of the lake. | ||
| placename:- | Pavey Ark | |
| date:- | 1839 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
| old print:- |
Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830)
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| 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 97:- | ||
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| The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. / as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness. | ||
| Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| date:- | 1830 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
| old print:- |
Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849)
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| 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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| Engraving, outline view of mountains, Windermere looking towards the West from the Road between Troutbeck and Bowness, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849. | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| date:- | 1849 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early; 1840s | |
| descriptive text:- |
Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
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| 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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| ... Pavey-ark, a huge rock in connection with Langdale Pikes ... | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| date:- | 1823 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
| descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
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| 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 104:- | ||
| ... Pavey-ark is a hanging rock 600 feet in height, and under it is Stickle-tarn, ... | ||
| date:- | 1778 | |
| period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
| old print:- |
Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900)
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| 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. | ||
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| Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Windermere - Mountains as seen from the North End of Belle Isle, Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Biscay How, Bowness, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900. | ||
| ... 11 Paveyark ... | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| date:- | 1900 | |
| period:- | 1900s | |
| old print:- |
Martineau 1855
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| 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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| Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains on the West Side of Windermere, 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.7 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. | ||
| The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Coniston Old Man 1a Carrs 2 Wetherlam 3 Wrynose Gap 4 Crinkle Crags 5 Pike of Bliscow 6 Scawfell Pike 7 Bowfell 8 Hanging Knotts 9 Glaramara 10 Great End 11 Pike of Stickle 12 Harrison Stickle 13 Paveyark 14 Lingmoor 15 High Raise 16 Silver How 17 Loughrigg Fell 18 Ullscarth | ||
| printed at top:- | ||
| MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WINDERMERE | ||
| printed at bottom left, right:- | ||
| L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinburgh. | ||
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| Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen a little beyond Rydal Mount, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855. | ||
| Opposite p.64 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. | ||
| The view is captioned, numbers refering to mountains in the image - 1 Loughrigg Fell, 2 Lingmoor, 3 Pike of Bliscow, 4 Crinkle Crags, 5 Meg's Gill Head, 6 Silver How, 7 Pike of Stickle, 8 Harrison Stickle, 9 Pavey Ark | ||
| printed at top:- | ||
| MOUNTAINS SEEN A LITTLE BEYOND RYDAL MOUNT. | ||
| printed at bottom left, right:- | ||
| L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr. | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| other name:- | Pavey Ark | |
| date:- | 1855 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late | |
| old print:- |
Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846)
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| Guide book, Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, published by Adam and Charles Blck, North Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, 1841 to 1888. | ||
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| Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from the North End of Belle Isle, Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Bisket How, Bowness, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, about 1844. | ||
| ... 11 Paveyark ... | ||
| placename:- | Paveyark | |
| date:- | 1844 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early | |
| photographs | ||
| Pavey Ark -- Great Langdale -- hill -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- 23.3.2010 | |
| Pavey Ark -- Great Langdale -- hill -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- 22.5.2007 | |
| hearsay |
Captain Joseph Budworth, guided by 15 year old Paul
Postlethwaite, climbed Pavey Ark, 7 Novermber 1797. The
captain had lost an arm at the Seige of Gibraltar, 1779-82.
He became crag fast on:-
a sward nearly perpendicular, and of immoderate height He tied a handkerchief over one eye, so that he couldn't look down, and held out his walking stick for Paul to lead him down. | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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