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Meeting of the Ways, Hawkshead
Meeting of the Ways
civil parish:-   Hawkshead (formerly Lancashire) (?) 
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road junction
locality type:-   route
coordinates:-   NY343004 (perhaps) 
1Km square:-   NY3400
10Km square:-   NY30
references:-   Robertson 1911

evidence:-   old print:- Robertson 1911
source data:-   Print, lithograph? Old Packhorse Road from Whitehaven to Hawkshead, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
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Tipped in opposite p.96 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson. 
printed at bottom:-  "OLD PACKHORSE ROAD FROM WHITEHAVEN TO HAWKSHEAD / (Seen from the 'Meeting of the Ways')"
signed at painting lower left:-  "Arthur Tucker"
item:-  JandMN : 197.21
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old print:- Robertson 1911
source data:-   Print, lithograph? Road from Cockermouth to Hawkshead by Skelwith, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
image  click to enlarge
RSN122.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.97 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson. 
printed at bottom:-  "ROAD FROM COCKERMOUTH TO HAWKSHEAD BY SKELWITH / (Seen from the 'Meeting of the Ways')"
signed at painting lower left:-  "Arthur Tucker"
item:-  JandMN : 197.22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Robertson 1911 maps
placename:-  Meeting of the Ways
source data:-   Map, engraving? The Meeting of the Ways, by Eric Robertson? published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
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Map, engraving? The Meeting of the Ways, by Eric Robertson? published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911. 
On p.99 of Wordsworthshire. 
printed at bottom:-  "THE MEETING OF THE WAYS / Adapted from Map of The County Palatine of Lancaster, by W. Yates, 1786. / (Most probable spot marked '5')"
item:-  JandMN : 197.23
Image © see bottom of page

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