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Glenridding Beck
runs into:-    Ullswater

locality:-   Glenridding
civil parish:-   Patterdale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
coordinates:-   NY35971603 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3516
10Km square:-   NY31


photograph
BOH56.jpg  Glenridding Beck flowing out of a tarn in Brown Cove.
(taken 17.10.2007)  
photograph
BUV15.jpg (taken 20.6.2011)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 12 10) 
placename:-  Glenridding Beck
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series
placename:-  Glenridding Beck
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"Glenridding Beck"

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Glenkroden Flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Sax9NY31.jpg
"Glenkroden flu:"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Glenkrodn flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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SP11NY31.jpg
"Glenkrodn flu"
wiggly line; Westmorland 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Glenkrode flud
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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SP14NY31.jpg
"Glenkrode flud"
double line 
image
SP14NY41.jpg
double line, into Ullswater 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:-  Glenkroden Flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
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DRY515.jpg
"Glenkroden fl"
River, naiad pouring out water. 
item:-  JandMN : 168
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Glenkroden Flud
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
image
JAN3NY31.jpg
"Glenkroden fl."
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Glenkroden River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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MD12NY31.jpg
"Glenkroden R."
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Glenkridden Flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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MD10NY31.jpg
"Glenkridden flu"
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Glenke River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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SMP2NYF.jpg
"Glenke R"
Wiggly line; into Ullswater; shown as county boundary with Cumberland. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   perhaps old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
image
BO18NY31.jpg
wiggly line, into Ullswater, county boundary Westmorland Cumberland 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J5NY31NE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
image
D4NY31NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Ull) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Accurate Map of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
image
CT5NY31Y.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.7
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
image
Ws02NY31.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ullswater) 
placename:-  Glenridding Beck
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Lake Ullswater and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
image
CL4NY31Y.jpg
"Glenridding Beck"
item:-  private collection : 10.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24NY31.jpg
river running into Ullswater 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old text:- Wordsworth 1810
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of the Scenery of the Lakes, later A Guide through the District of The Lakes, by William Wordsworth, 1810-35.
image WW01pr20, button  goto source
page xx  "... at Glenridding Bridge, a fourth stream is crossed."
"... and the Stream, if followed up after the enclosures are left behind, will lead along bold water-breaks and waterfalls to a silent Tarn in the recesses of Helvellyn. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
GAR2NY31.jpg
wiggly line, river 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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photograph
CCD09.jpg (taken 18.11.2014)  
photograph
BVN99.jpg (taken 19.10.2011)  
photograph
BOV11.jpg  From Greenside Road.
(taken 17.3.2008)  
photograph
BUV18.jpg  At footbridge,
(taken 20.6.2011)  
photograph
BUV19.jpg  At footbridge,
(taken 20.6.2011)  
photograph
BUV20.jpg  At footbridge,
(taken 20.6.2011)  
photograph
CCC79.jpg (taken 18.11.2014)  
photograph
BOV08.jpg  Below Rattlebeck Bridge.
(taken 17.3.2008)  


photograph
CET68.jpg  Below Rattlebeck Bridge,
(taken 14.3.2016)  
photograph
CET67.jpg  Above Rattlebeck Bridge,
(taken 14.3.2016)  
The river bed shows the results of the flood in December 2015, from the heavy rainfall of Storm Desmond.

places:-  
NY36291731 footbridge, Glenridding (2) (Patterdale)
NY38691692 Glenridding Bridge (Patterdale)
NY36301732 Glenridding Hydroelectric Scheme, Glenridding (Patterdale)
NY369172 Glenridding (Patterdale)
NY37941689 Rattlebeck Bridge (Patterdale)
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