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placename:-
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Guardhouse
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parish
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Threlkeld parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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building/s
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coordinates:-
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NY340259
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10Km square:-
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NY32
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NY3425 |
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old text:- |
Clarke 1787
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Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland,
Westmorland, and Lancashire, by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787 and 1789; and Plans of
the Lakes ... 1793. |
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Page 57:-
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In this narrow pass is a place called Guardhouse, where are
the remains of a very strong wall; its name gives the most
probable grounds for conjecture concerning its use, viz.
That it has been a watch-tower, to guard this defile against
the incursions of invaders. An old writing, preserved at
Greystock Castle, informs us, that this was the place of
safety where the family of Threlkelds of Threlkeld-Hall used
to preserve their provisions; though I well know, that those
turbulent and uncivilized ages (of which we have so many
remains) made this precaution necessary, I cannot help
thinking
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Page 58:-
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this was only the secondary use, and that the original was
what I have hinted above. I am farther confirmed in this
opinion, from the circumstance of this once rich and
flourishing family never having had any castle or
strong-hold at Threlkeld-Hall, at least that I can hear of;
and of course there was a necessity for there being in this
place one of those guard or watch-houses, of which we find
such numbers throughout this and the adjacent counties. ...
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placename:-
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Guardhouse
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person:-
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: Threlkeld Family
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date:-
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1787
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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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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
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Page 202:-
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Oct. 2. I set out at ten for Keswick [from Penrith], ... The
broad and green vallies of Gardies and Lowside, with a swift
stream glittering among the cottages and meadows, lay to the
left, ...
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date:-
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1769
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1760s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013
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