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placename:- Underley Hall
other name:- Underley Hall School
parish:- Kirkby Lonsdale parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
building/s; school
coordinates:- SD6180
10Km square:- SD68

descriptive text:- 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.
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Page 187:-
After leaving the church, proceed through the stile in the north-east corner of the church-yard, and survey the scene which, as has been said before, excites the admiration of all. Pursuing the path along the brow,
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and through a fine park, you shortly come in sight of Underley, erected about 25 years ago by the late A. Nowell, Esq., but now the property and residence of Alderman Thompson, M.P. for this his native County. It will be seen, that its architecture is of the modern Elizabethan style.

placename:- Underley Hall
person:- : Nowell, A
date:- 1849
period:- 19th century, early

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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... Underley Park, the seat of Mr. Nowell; are prominent features in the charming scene. ...

placename:- Underley Park
date:- 1823
period:- 19th century, early; 1820s

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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Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century
Page 240:-
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... We walked through the church-yard [Kirkby Lonsdale], which is large and spacious, along the margin of a high and steep bank, to neat white mansion-house full in view, somewhat above half a mile distant, called Underley. The prospect was of the most amusing kind. At the foot of the steep bank on which we walked, being about forty or fifty yards perpendicular, glided the large pellucid river Lune, amongst the rocks and pebbles, which amused the ear, whilst the eye was entertained itself with a vast variety of agreeable objects. ...

placename:- Underley
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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Underley
Circle.

placename:- Underley
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1695
period:- 17th century, late; 1690s

old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.33)

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.
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Print, uncoloured engraving, Underley Hall, Westmorland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by J Thomas, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35.
vol.1 pl.33 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-
T. Allom. / J. Thomas. / UNDERLEY HALL, WESTMORLAND. / THE SEAT OF ALEXANDER NOWELL, ESQ.

placename:- Underley Hall
person:- : Nowell, Alexander
date:- 1832=1835
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.
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placename:- Underlay Hall
date:- 1830
period:- 19th century, early

old print:- Morris 1866-80 (vol.4 no.36)

4 volumes of colour lithographs, A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Francis Orpen Morris, published by William Mackenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, London, etc, 1866-80?
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Print, coloured lithograph, Underley, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, about 1880?
printed at bottom centre:-
UNDERLEY.

placename:- Muncaster Castle
date:- 1880
period:- 19th century, late

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