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Grange Bridge, Grange
Grange Bridge
site name:-   Derwent, River
locality:-   Grange
civil parish:-   Borrowdale (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   bridge
coordinates:-   NY25371747
coordinates:-   NY25421744
1Km square:-   NY2517
10Km square:-   NY21

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BOK55.jpg (taken 19.1.2008)  
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CGV58.jpg (taken 3.11.2017)  
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.
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double line across a river; a bridge 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
image WS21P205, button  goto source
Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 205:-  "... through it [at Grange] obliquely runs the Derwent, clear as glass, and showing under its bridge every trout that passes. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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evidence:-   old print:- Middiman 1784-92
placename:-  Grange Bridge
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, View at Grange Bridge, Borrowdale, Cumberland, painted by T Smith, engraved and published by Samuel Middiman, 3 Grafton Street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1784.
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"Painted by T. Smith. / Engrav'd by S. Middiman. / KESWICK - LAKE. / Publish'd as the Act directs, July 30th. 1784, by S. Middiman, London."
Accompanying text:-  "PLATE V.."
"VIEW at GRANGE - BRIDGE,"
"Near KESWICK, in CUMBERLAND."
"THE Scene here represented, at Grange-Bridge, lies not far distant from where the River Derwent makes its rapid Influx to the Lake of Keswick."
"The Village of Grange is seated on the western Side of this River, directly fronting a stupendous Precipice, broken and wildly irregular, covered on its Summit entirely with old Trees, here and there discovering the white prominent Rocks through the Apertures of the Wood."
"Behind the Village, Part of Bleaberry Crag is seen, so called from producing large Quantities of Bilberries, here called Bleaberries, that grow wild upon the Moors in these Parts."
"Farther to the left, Gate Crag rises to an astonishing Height, backed by Linning Crag and Castle Hose, that exhibits a vast Range of Mountain, descending in the most agreeable Perspective."
"At the Turn of the Road on the left, Castle Crag comes in Sight, bearing on its Summit some Traces of a Fort, probably of Roman origin, intended to guard the Pass, and secure the Treasure contained in the Bosom of these Mountains.*"
"Below Grange is a Salt Spring, which formerly belonged to the Monks of Furness, the Vestiges of whose Works are still remaining."
"* Guide to the lakes."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6859.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 82:-  "... to Borrowdale Grainge, over a bad stone bridge, built in 1678. The river is navigable hither, when the water is pretty high, for boats, which carry down blue slate, wood, charcoal, oak, bark, lead-ore, &c. to Crow Park, or Transhag-End."
evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Der) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of Derwentwater and its Environs, scale about 13 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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road bridge over the Derwent 
item:-  private collection : 169
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evidence:-   old print:- Farington 1789
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, The Grange, in Borrowdale, Cumberland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by W Byrne and T Medland, published by William Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1784.
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printed, bottom left, right, centre  "Drawn by Josh. Farington / Engraved by W. Byrne &T. Medland / The GRANGE, in BORROWDALE. / Published as the Act directs, 1 Decr. 1784, by W. Byrne, No.79, Titchfield Str. London."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6668.2
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evidence:-   old print with text:- Farington 1816
placename:-  Grange Bridge
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving and descriptive text, The Grange in Borrowdale, Cumberland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by J Scott, published by T Cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 1815.
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printed, bottom left, right, centre  "Drawn by J. Farington R.A. / Engraved by J. Scott. / Grange in Borrowdale. / London Published Septr. 15, 1815, by T. Cadell &W. Davies, Strand."
Descriptive text:-  "... The river Derwent, clear, shallow, and melodious, washes the stone bank on which the greater number of the pines grow, and forms the fore-ground, with an old bridge of two arches, as rude in construction as the cottages. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6666.7
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Grange Bridge, Grange, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1857.
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item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.389.32
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, sepia, Grange Bridge, Grange, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower left:-  "H. Bell"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS38
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evidence:-   old print:- Bradley 1901
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, The Bridge at Grange, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901.
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On page 125 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. 
printed at bottom:-  "The Bridge at Grange."
item:-  JandMN : 464.26
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evidence:-   old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) 
item:-  fishing
source data:-   Print, colour halftone, Grange in Borrowdale, early morning, Borrowdale, Cumberland, from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908.
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Looking at Grange Bridge. 
Opposite p.144 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. 
printed at tissue opposite the print:-  "GRANGE IN BORROWDALE / Early morning"
printed at signed lower left:-  "[A HEATON COOPER]"
item:-  JandMN : 468.49
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Grange Bridge
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"GRANGE BRIDGE / / / BORROWDALE / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72133 / NY2540017461"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Roadbridge. Rebuilt early C19. Slate rubble. Double continuous bridge over twin arms of the River Derwent. Both of single width and single span with humped backs. Arches have thin slate voussoirs under solid parapet with rubble coping."
evidence:-   old print:- Rose 1832-35
source data:-   Print, engraving, Derwentwater and Village of Grange, from the Entrance to Borrowdale, by Thomas Allom, engraved by W le Petit, 1833.
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"Derwentwater and the Village of Grange, from the Entrance to Borrowdale"
item:-  JandMN : 96.5
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Grange Bridge
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Grange Bridge, Entrance to Borrowdale, Cumberland, published 1830s-40s?
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printed at bottom:-  "GRANGE BRIDGE, ENTRANCE TO BORROWDALE, CUMBERLAND"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.524
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evidence:-   old print:- Farington 1789 (plate 2) 
source data:-   Print, engraving, The Grange in Borrowdale, painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by W Byrne and T Medland, published by W Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1784.
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Grange Bridge over the River Derwent, Grange village and Low Scawdel and High Scawdel in the background? 
Plate 2 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and Westmorland, published 1789. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.54
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evidence:-   old print:- Middiman 1784-92 (pl.2) 
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Keswick Lake, Cumberland, drawn by J Smith, engraved and published by Samuel Middiman, London, 1784.
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The view is of Grange Bridge, Borrowdale, on the River Derwent, not the lake; and is not a true picture of the double bridge 
Plate 2 in a set of prints, part 1, Select Views in Great Britain. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "Drawn by J. Smith. / Engrav'd by S. Middiman. / KESWICK - LAKE. / Published as the Act directs, July 30th. 1784, by S. Middiman, London."
printed at top right:-  "Plate 2."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.193
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CGV59.jpg  View of river.
(taken 3.11.2017)  

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BJV77.jpg (taken 18.9.2005)  
hearsay:-  
 The bridge was built in 1675. Boats carried slate and wood from here, down the River Derwent to the foot of Derwent Water.
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