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locality:-
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Hollin Bank
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parish
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Coniston parish, once in
Lancashire
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county:-
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Cumbria
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viewpoint; station
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coordinates:-
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SD3298
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10Km square:-
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SD39
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1Km square |
SD3298 |
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old map:- |
Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con)
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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. |
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The Author's two Stations at Hollin Bank
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each marked by a square symbol
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... are near Hollin Bank, half a Mile to the N.E. of the
Head of the Lake on the road from Hawkshead to Waterhead ...
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date:-
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1783=1794
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s
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old map:- |
Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con)
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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. |
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The Author's two Stations at Hollin Bank
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two square symbols:-
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... near Hollin Bank, half a mile to the N.E. of the Head of
the Lake on the Road from Hawkshead to Waterhead
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other name:-
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station, Coniston, Crosthwaite 2
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coordinates:-
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SD32119845
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date:-
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1788
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1780s
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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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goto source.
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Page 54:-
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...
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At Water-head, the road to the east leads to Ambleside,
eight miles; to Hawkshead, three. Ascend a steep hill
surronded (sic) with
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goto source.
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Page 55:-
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wood, and have a back view of the lake. To the north is a
most awful scene of mountains, in every variety of horrid
shape. Amongst them sweeps to the north a deep winding
chasm, darkened by overhanging rocks, that the eye cannot
pierce, nor the imagination fathom; from which turn your
face to the east, and you have a view of some part of
Windermere-water. ...
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date:-
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1778
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1770s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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