Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Rydal Water

runs into:-

Rothay, River

civil parish:-

Lakes (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

lake

coordinates:-

NY35540619 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY3506

10Km square:-

NY30

BSF83.jpg (taken 2.3.2010)
photograph

BPH75.jpg From SE.
(taken 9.6.2008)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 1)
placename:- Rydal Water

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:- Saxton 1579

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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Lake and island.
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:-

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.

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outline, coast shaded, tinted blue; lake, shown together with Grasmere
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-

probably old map:- Jansson 1646

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.

JAN3NY30.jpg
Outline with shore shaded, dotted area; it includes Grasmere lake?
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

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In mile 15, Westmerland.
Lake close on the left of the road.
item:- JandMN : 22
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
outline with shaded shore; lake; with Grasmere lake
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)

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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Outline with shore shading, single area for two lakes, between Grasmere and Ambleside, with an island.
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

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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Outline with shore shading, tinted blue, with an island.
item:- JandMN : 24
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evidence:-

perhaps old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.

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BD12.jpg
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outline with form lines
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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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Outline with form lines.
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-

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.

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outline with form lines
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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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.

J5NY30NE.jpg
outline with form lines; lake or tarn
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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.

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Page 80:- "..."
"RYDAL-WATER,"
"A lake about a mile in length, spotted with little isles, and which communicates, by a narrow channel, with"
"GRASMERE-WATER,"
"The river Rothay is their common outlet."
"..."

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Page 190:- "A TABLE OF THE Height of Mountains and Lakes SEEN IN THIS TOUR, ... TAKEN FROM THE LEVEL OF THE SEA. ... by Mr. John Dalton."
"Rydal-water ... 52 [yards]"

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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
Page 211:- "..."
"... Rydal-water, another small lake, but of inferior size and beauty: it seems shallow too, for large patches of reeds appear pretty far within. ..."

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Rev Plumtre's Night Piece on Windermere, 1797
Page 232:- "[the Rothay] Through Rydal's lake, with placid stream, / You, murmuring, in the valley gleam; / ..."

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map
placename:- Rydal Water

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.

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item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-

old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:- Rydale Water
placename:- Rydall Water

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 125:- "..."
"... Rydale or Rydall-Water. This is a pretty little Lake three quarters of a mile long, spotted beautifully with little islands, and surrounded with broken stupendous mountains. ..."
"This little Lake affords two or three very good views: Mr Farrington has made choice of one from the low end, which I do not much admire, as the station is rather too low; but Mr Hannan took two others, which I like better. I, however, already described so many that I will leave the traveller chuse for himself, and those who may read this, and not travel, have already had enough of description: let it suffice then to say, that this Lake hath several little islands upon it, and is surrounded with woods and mountains, and that the largest island is covered with wood, and has a small house upon it, so that we have variety enough; but there is not one station where the landscape closes, both on the right and the left."

evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick)
placename:- Rydale Water

source data:-

Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside, scale about 2.5 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.

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"Rydale Water"
item:- private collection : 10.9
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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.

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outline with shore form lines; lake or tarn
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old print:- Farington 1789
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Mere, Westmorland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by B T Pouncy, published by William Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1785.

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FA0306.jpg
printed, bottom left, right, centre "Drawn by J. Farington. / Etcht by B. T. Pouncy / RYDAL MERE. / London: Published as the Act directs, 1 March 1785, by W. Byrne, No 79, Titchfield Street."
item:- Armitt Library : A6668.6
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evidence:-

old drawing:- Green 1790s-1820s (1807)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, Rydal Water from Rydal Park, Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 31 August 1807.

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PR1757.jpg
ms, pencil at lower left, right:- "Augt 31 1807 / Rydal Water from Rydal Park"
item:- Dove Cottage : B44
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evidence:-

old print:- Smith 1795
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Print uncoloured engraving, with some aquatint, Rydal Lake, Westmorland, drawn by John 'Warwick' Smith, engraved by F Merigot, published by R Blamire, Strand, London, 1795.

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PR1853.jpg
printed, bottom left, right, centre "Drawn by J. Smith. / Engraved by Merigot. / RYDAL LAKE. / Published as the Act directs, May, 1795, by Rd. Blamire, Strand, London."
item:- Armitt Library : 2011.68
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evidence:-

old map:- Housman 1800 map 4
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Maps, hand coloured engraving, Lakes in Lancashire and Westmorland, 7 lakes on one sheet, engraved by McIntyre, Edinburgh, published by F Jollie, Carlisle, Cumberland, and C Law, Ave Maria Lane, London, 1800.

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HM02Ryd.jpg
"Rydal Water"
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.97
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802

source data:-

Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Lk.jpg
outline with form lines; lake or tarn
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802

source data:-

Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Wd.jpg
outline with form lines; lake or tarn
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1804 (plate 7)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured aquatint, Rydal Water, taken under Loughrigg Fell, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1804.

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GN1607.jpg
Plate 7 from a series.
printed at bottom:- "Rydal Water, / taken under Loughrigg Fell. / Drawn and Engraved by Wm. Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1804."
printed at top right:- "7"
item:- Armitt Library : 2014.149
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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Lw18.jpg
"Rydal Water"
lake
item:- private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP4.jpg
outline, shaded; lake
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 21)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Rydal Water from Rydal Park, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1810.

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Plate 21 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at top right:- "21"
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER FROM RYDAL PARK. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1810."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1813"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.21
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evidence:-

old text:- Wordsworth 1810
item:- storm

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.

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page 110 "... On this day, March 30, 1822, the winds have been acting upon the small Lake of Rydal, as if they had received command to carry its waters from their bed into the sky; the white billows in different quarters disappeared under clouds, or rather"

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page 111 "drifts, of spray, that were whirled along, and up into the air by scouring winds, charging each other in squadrons in every direction, upon the Lake. The spray, having been hurried aloft till it lost its consistency and whiteness, was driven along the mountain tops like flying showers that vanish in the distance. Freduently (sic) an eddying wind scooped the waters out of the basin, and forced them upwards in the very shape of an Icelandic Geyser, or boiling fountain, to the height of several hundred feet."
"..."

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1814 (plate 19)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.

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Plate 19 in Sixty Small Prints.
printed at top right:- "19"
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6656.19
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1814 (plate 19)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, tinted soft ground etching, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.

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Plate 19 in Sixty Small Prints.
printed at top right:- "19"
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6653.19
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1815
placename:- Rydal Water
item:- sheep

source data:-

Print, coloured aquatint, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1815.

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Plate 28 in Lake Scenery.
printed at upper right:- "28"
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER. / Published at Ambleside, June 1, 1815, by Wm. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6646.26
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.

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item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 19)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, coloured aquatint, Rydal Water, Westmorland, drawn by John Walton, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.

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FW0119.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.94 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes.
item:- Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.19
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evidence:-

old print:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 20)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, coloured aquatint, Rydal Water, from White Moss, Westmorland, drawn by John Walton, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.

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FW0120.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.104 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes.
item:- Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.20
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
item:- heronry; fishing; pike; perch; eel; trout

source data:-

Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.

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Page 14:- "RYDAL WATER"
"Is of smaller dimensions [than Grasmere], and formed in a more contracted part of the valley; it receives the river flowing from Grasmere lake after a course of about half a mile. It is ornamented by two picturesque islands, on one of which the herons build their nests in the trees; and it is bordered by meadows and woody grounds, surmounted on one side by the precipitous rocks of Nab Scar, and on the other by the steeps of Loughrigg Fell."
"The fish in Grasmere and Rydal Waters, are pike, perch, (provincially called bass,) and eels, with a few trout."

evidence:-

old map:- Leigh 1830 map

source data:-

Map, Grasmere Rydal and Langdale, scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Josiah Neele, 352 Strand, published by Leigh and Son, 421 Strand, London, about 1830.

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LE04.jpg
item:- JandMN : 1.3
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evidence:-

old print:- Westall 1830s
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Print, aquatint panorama, Rydal, from Mr Wordsworth's Field under Rydal Mount, Westmorland, drawn and engraved by William Westall, published by R Ackermann, 96 Strand, London, 1830s.

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"Rydal Chapel & Village. Wansfell. Lake Windermere. Gate Crag. Loughrigg fell. Ivy Cottage. River Rotha. Bowfell. Rydal Lake. Silverhow. White moss. / Drawn & Engraved by W. Westall A.R.A. / Rydal, from Mr Wordsworth's field under Rydal Mount. / Published by R. Ackermann, 96 Strand."
item:- Armitt Library : A6658.9
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
placename:- Rydal Water
item:- depth, Rydal Water

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

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Page 41:- "..."
"RYDAL WATER"
"Is a small lake, two miles from Ambleside, about one mile long, and half a mile broad, and surrounded closely on all sides by lofty fells. The shores are picturesque, having a rocky promontory here and there, and bays in which the reeds wave over the floating flowers of the lily. The wooded islets add to its beauty. Pike, perch, eel, and trout, are found in its waters, which have been at different times the graves of rash and thoughtless skaters."

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Page 163:- "..."
"Rydal Water is one of the smallest of the lakes, but very beautiful from its wooded islands and shores, which give it an air of great seclusion.- (See page 41.)"

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Page 177:- "A TABLE"
"OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, &c. OF THE LAKES,"
"COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES."


No.	Names of Lakes.	Height above sea in feet.	Length in miles.	Breadth in miles.	Depth in fathoms.

16	Rydal Water	156	½ - 1	½ -	9 -

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.

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"Rydal L."
Outline with form lines.
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1857.

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"Rydal Wr / going from Red Bank / to Ambleside"
page number "6"
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.389.7
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evidence:-

old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1 September 1849.

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AS0138.jpg
"End of Rydal Lake Septr 1 / 1849"
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.487.38
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evidence:-

old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1849.

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AS0183.jpg
"Rydal Wr. / Green p 388. Vol 1."
On the opposite page of the sketch book is:- "p387"
"About 1/2 a mile from Rydal Hall"
"Rydal Lake & village. Rydal Mount, & Coat How"
"Steeply on the left rises Loughrigg Fell, & still more abruptly Nab Scar on the right."
"Beyond the lake, traversing the White Moss, the Kesick road appears, & over it, Silver How and the pikes of Langdale."
"Bowfell & other lofty mountains, in extreme distance."
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.487.82
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evidence:-

old map:- Wyld 1847
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Windermere, Rydal, Grasmere, Esthwaite and Coniston Waters, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by James Wyld, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.

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WLD3M1.jpg
printed at bottom:- "WINDERMERE, RYDAL, GRASMERE, / ESTHWAITE AND CONISTON WATERS."
item:- Armitt Library : A1201.64
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Rydal Water

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.

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"RYDAL WR."
outline with shore form lines, lake or tarn
item:- JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:- Rydal Water ???

source data:-

Print, tinted lithograph, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.

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PYN203.jpg
"PAINTED BY J. B. PYNE. / W. GAUCI LITH. / MANCHESTER, PUBLISHED BY THOMAS AGNEW & SONS, 1853. / Rydal Water / M & N HANHART IMPT."
item:- Armitt Library : A6678.4
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evidence:-

old print:- Martineau 1855

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Water, drawn and engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.

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Opposite p.53 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. "Drawn &Eng'd by W Banks Sc Edinr. / RYDAL WATER."
item:- Armitt Library : A1159.8
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evidence:-

outline view:- Martineau 1855

source data:-

Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen a little beyond Rydal Mount, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.

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MNU109.jpg
Opposite p.64 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. "MOUNTAINS SEEN A LITTLE BEYOND RYDAL MOUNT."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:- "1 Loughrigg Fell, 2 Lingmoor, 3 Pike of Bliscow, 4 Crinkle Crags, 5 Meg's Gill Head, 6 Silver How, 7 Pike of Stickle, 8 Harrison Stickle, 9 Pavey Ark"
item:- Armitt Library : A1159.9
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evidence:-

old text:- Martineau 1855
item:- depth, Rydal Water

source data:-

Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.

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Page 180:- "A TABLE OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, AND DEPTH OF THE LAKES."
"No. : Names of Lakes. : Counties : Length in Miles. : Extreme breadth in Miles : Extreme depth in Feet : Height above the Sea"
"5 : Rydal Water : Westmorland : 0½ : ⅓: 54 : 156"

evidence:-

old print:- Nelson 1859
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, Nelson print, Rydal Mere taken near Wordsworth's House, Rydal, Westmorland, published by T Nelson and Sons, London etc, 1859.

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NS0509.jpg
printed, bottom "RYDAL-MERE TAKEN NEAR WORDSWORTH'S HOUSE."
item:- Armitt Library : 2003.13.9
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Payn 1867
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water and Nab Scar, Rydal, Westmorland, by Garnett and Sproat, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.

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PN0301.jpg
Frontispiece to The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER AND NAB SCAR"
item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.1
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Payn 1867
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water, from Loughrigg Terrace, Westmorland, by Garnett and Sproat, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.

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PN0317.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.33 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER, FROM LOUGHRIGG TERRACE."
item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.17
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evidence:-

old map:- Jenkinson 1875 map1
placename:-

source data:-

Map, Windermere Section, Westmorland and Lancashire, ?colour lithograph, scale about 1 mile to 1 inch, by Stanford's Geographical Establishment, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.

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JK04.jpg
item:- JandMN : 28.3
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evidence:-

old print:- Walton 1876
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, colour lithograph, Rydal Mere, Westmorland, from a painting by Elijah Walton, published by W M Thompson, 20 Cockspur Street, Pall Mall, and Burlington Gallery, Piccadilly, London, 1876.

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WLT315.jpg
Plate 15 in English Lake Scenery, with a description by T G Bonney.
item:- JandMN : 469.15
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, stereo photo, Rydal Water and Loughrigg, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1900s?

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HB0977.jpg
ms at mount:- "Rydal Water &Loughrigg"
printed at rev of mount:- "Herbert Bell / Ambleside."
item:- Armitt Library : 2005.155
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, stereo photo, Rydal Lake and Silver How, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1900s?

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HB0974.jpg
ms at mount:- "Rydal Lake and Silver How"
printed at rev of mount:- "Herbert Bell / Ambleside."
item:- Armitt Library : 2005.154
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, stereo photo, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1900s?

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HB0967.jpg
printed at rev of mount:- "Herbert Bell / Ambleside."
item:- Armitt Library : 2005.147
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- boat house

source data:-

Photograph, sepia285x189, Rydal Water, Rydal, Wesymorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0893.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS564
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- ice skating

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, ice skating on Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0681.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS344
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- ice skating

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, ice skating on Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0680.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS343
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water, winter, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0679.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS342
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water, the islands, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0677.jpg
internegative at lower left:- "H. Bell"
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS341
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water, evening, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0676.jpg
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS340
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water from White Moss, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0675.jpg
internegative at lower right:- "H. Bell"
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS339
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water from the west, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0673.jpg
internegative at lower left:- "H. Bell"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS338
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water from the foot, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0674.jpg
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS337
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water from Stepsend, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0672.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS336
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water from Nab Scar, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0671.jpg
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS335
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water, islands, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0670.jpg
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS334
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0669.jpg
stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS332
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water and Nab Scar, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0668.jpg
internegative at lower right:- "H. Bell"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS331
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Rydal Water and Loughrigg Fell, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0667.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS330
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, b/w, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?

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HB0267.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS621
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evidence:-

old print:- Bemrose 1881
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Rydal Water on cover of guide book, Handy Guide to the English Lakes and Shap Spa published about 1881.

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BEM1C.jpg
Published by Bemrose and Sons, 23 Old Bailey, London and Derby, by A B Moss, Carlisle, Cumberland, and by T Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1881.
item:- JandMN : 455
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Pearson 1900s map (Win/Ryd/Gra)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Map, lithograph, From Windermere to Rydal Water and Grasmere, Westmorland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.

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PSN1M2.jpg
On p.xxviii of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts.
printed at bottom:- "By permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. / FROM WINDERMERE TO RYDAL WATER AND GRASMERE."
item:- Armitt Library : A1188.4
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908)
placename:- Rydal Water
item:- sunset

source data:-

Print, colour halftone, Sunset, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908.

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HC0114.jpg
Opposite p.42 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer.
printed at tissue opposite the print:- "SUNSET, RYDAL WATER"
printed at signed lower right:- "[A HEATON COOPER]"
item:- JandMN : 468.14
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evidence:-

text:- Mason 1907 (edn 1930)

source data:-

Text book, The Ambleside Geography Books bk.III, The Counties of England, by Charlotte M Mason, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, and the Parents' Educational Union Office, 26 Victoria Street, London, edn 1930.
MSN1P017.txt
Page 17:- "..."
"... we reach Rydal Water,- a fairy mere, with little, green, tree-shaded islands dotted over it, and with mountain shadows, and cloud shadows, and gleaming lights upon its waters. That rock, looking over the little lake, is "Wordsworth"s Seat," and on the slope of the fell is Rydal Mount, which was the home of this "Lake Poet.""

evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.

evidence:-

old text:- Burrow 1920s
placename:-

source data:-

Road book, strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, irregular scales about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.
"... It is but two miles from here [Ambleside] to Rydal, ... The road passes close beside the tiny but very charming lake of Rydal Water, ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Burrow 1920s

source data:-

Road book, On the Road, Dunlop Pictorial Road Plans, volume V, strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.

evidence:-

old photograph:- Photochrom 1930s
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Photograph, black and white halftone print, Rydal Water and Nab Scar, Westmorland, published by Photochrom Co, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1930s?

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PCH108.jpg
printed, "Rydal Water and Nab / Scar. / ..."
item:- JandMN : 1015.8
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evidence:-

old print:- Pearson 1900s
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, halftone photograph, Rydal Mere, from the West, Westmorland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.

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PS1E43.jpg
On p.117 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL MERE, FROM THE WEST. (p.132)."
item:- Armitt Library : A1188.50
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Rowbotham 1875

source data:-

Print, chromograph, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by T L Rowbotham, published by Marcus Ward and Co, 67-68 Chandos Street, Covent Garden, London, and Belfast, 1875.

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LF1E05.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.42 of English Lake Scenery, by W J Loftie.
printed at lower right:- "T L Rowbotham"
printed at lower left:- "MARCUS WARD &CO. CHROMO"
item:- Armitt Library : A963.5
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evidence:-

old print:- Matthew 1866
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Water, from the High Road Leading to the Wishing Gate, Westmorland, drawn by R Howe, engraved by J Saddler, published by J Richardson, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland, 1866.

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MW1E01.jpg
Frontispiece to The English Lakes, Peaks and Passes, from Kendal to Keswick, by George King Matthew.
printed at lower left, right, centre:- "R. Howe. / J, Saddler. / Published by J. Richardson. / Rydal Water, / from the high road leading to the Wishing Gate"
item:- Armitt Library : A1168.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Payn 1860s-70s
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, colour printed, Heron Island, Rydal Water, Westmorland, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1860s-70s?

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PN0106.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.24 of England's Lakeland, a Tour Therein, by James Payn.
printed at bottom:- "HERON ISLAND, RYDAL WATER."
item:- Armitt Library : A1183.6
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Sylvan 1847
placename:- Rydal Water
item:- fishing

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Water, Westmorland, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.

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SYL116.jpg
On p.51 of Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER."
item:- Armitt Library : A1201.16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, hand coloured, Rydal Water, from the South East, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.

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TAT206.jpg
Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER, / from the South East."
printed at bottom:- "Loughrigg Fell. / Silver How. / Hammar Scarr. / Pt. of Helm Crag. / Rydal Head."
item:- Armitt Library : A1067.6
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Water, from the South East, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.

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TAT111.jpg
The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view.
Tipped in opposite p.44 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER, / from the South East."
printed at bottom left to right:- "Loughrigg Fell. / Silver How. / Hammar Scarr. / Pt. of Helm Crag. / Rydal Head."
item:- Armitt Library : A1204.12
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1819
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, aquatint, Rydal Water, Westmorland, by William Green, 1819, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1820.

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GN0114.jpg
Tipped in opposite vol.1 p.388 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green.
printed at bottom right, centre:- "Vol.I, page 388, line 3. / SHAP ABBEY. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819, by Wm. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A1141.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Robertson 1911
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, lithograph? Rydal Water, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.

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RSN140.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.266 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson.
Heron Island in the middle ground?
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER"
signed at painting lower left:- "Arthur Tucker"
item:- JandMN : 197.44
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evidence:-

old print:- Philip/Wilson 1890s

source data:-

Print, engraving, Skating on Rydal Water, published by George Philip and Son, London, Philip, Son and Nephew, Liverpool, Lancashire, and Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1895.

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, coloured wood engraving? Rydal Water, from Loughrigg Terrace, Westmorland, published or sold by John Walker and Co, 85 Farringdon Street, London, 1880s-90s?

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PR0532.jpg
A small flock of sheep being driven in the foreground.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER, FROM LOUGHRIGG TERRACE."
stamped at bottom left:- "JOHN WALKER &CO. / LONDON. / 85 FARRINGDON ST."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.481
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, engraving with lithograph colour? Rydal Mere taken near Wordsworth's House, Westmorland, 1860s-70s?

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PR0380.jpg
A party going sailing in the foreground.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL-MERE TAKEN NEAR WORDSWORTH'S HOUSE."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.380
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Nelson 1859
placename:- Rydal Mere

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Mere taken near Wordsworth's House, drawn by Keeley Halswelle, Edinburgh, published by T Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London, and Edinburgh and New York, United States, 1859.

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NS0108.jpg
Tipped in oppposite p.238 of a guide book, The English Lakes.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL-MERE TAKEN NEAR WORDSWORTH'S HOUSE."
item:- JandMN : 336.8
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Rydal Water drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.

evidence:-

old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Water, Westmorland, engraved by William Banks, Edinburgh, probably published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s?

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GAR728.jpg
Found with Views of the English Lakes.
printed at bottom:- "Drawn &Engd. by W. Banks Edinr. / RYDAL WATER."
item:- JandMN : 165.28
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Water, Westmorland, drawn and engraved by William Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s?

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GAR721.jpg
Found with Views of the English Lakes.
There are rather a lot of islands?
printed at bottom:- "Drawn &Engd. by W. Banks, Edinr."
item:- JandMN : 165.21
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Lake, Rydal, Westmorland, by ?B Foster, engraved by E Evans, 1850s-60s?

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PR0490.jpg
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "[B] Foster / E. EVANS SC. / RYDAL LAKE"
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.439
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Harwood 1842

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, A Glimpse through the Trees, Rydal Water, drawn by W P George, engraved and published by John Harwood, 26 Fenchurch Street, London, 1850s.

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HRW205.jpg
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "W. P. George. / No.804. London, J. Harwood, 26, Fenchurch Street. / A Glimpse through the Trees, Rydal Water, / near the residence of the late W. Wordsworth Esqr."
item:- JandMN : 166.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Harwood 1842
placename:- Rydal Lake

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Lake, Westmoreland, engraved and published by John and Frederick Harwood, 26 Fenchurch Street, London, 1842.

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HRW204.jpg
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "London, J &F. Harwood, 26, Fenchurch Street. / Septr. 16th. 1842. / Rydal Lake, Westmoreland."
item:- JandMN : 166.4
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Water, Westmoreland, published by John William Parker, West Strand, London, 1837.

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PR0320.jpg
On page 16 of the Saturday Magazine, 8 July 1837. The pages have text relevant to English Lake Scenery.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER, WESTMORELAND."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.320
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.3 no.42)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Water and Grassmere, from Rydal Park, Westmorland, by George Pickering, engraved by W J Cooke, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1835.

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PR0423.jpg
Originally vol.3 no.42 in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "G. Pickering. / W. J. Cooke. / RYDAL WATER & GRASSMERE, FROM RYDAL PARK, WESTMORLAND. / FISHER, SON &Co. LONDON, 1835."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.416
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Rose 1832-35

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Water, near Ivy Cottage, Westmorland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by R Sands, 1834.

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Great Rydal Lake

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Great Rydal Lake, Westmorland, drawn by W Westall, engraved by E Finden, published by Charles Tilt, 86 Fleet Street, London, 1830.

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PR0154.jpg
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "Drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A. / Engraved by E. Finden. / GT. RYDAL LAKE, / Published by Charles Tilt, 86, Fleet Street, London, 1830."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.154
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:-
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, hand coloured engraving, Rydal Water from the South, Westmorland, drawn by J Bishop, engraved by J Gellatly, published by J Menzies, 61 Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1820s-30s?

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PR0295.jpg
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "J. Bishop / J. Gellatly / RYDAL WATER / From the South. / Published by J. Menzies 61, Princes St. Edinr."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.295
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1815 (plate 28)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, colour aquatint, Rydal Water, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1815.

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PR0114.jpg
Plate 28 in a set of prints, Lake Scenery.
printed at bottom:- "RYDAL WATER. / Published at Ambleside, June 1, 1815, by Wm. Green."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.114
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Smith and Emes 1794-95 (plate 8)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, aquatint, Rydal Water, Westmorland, drawn by John 'Warwick' Smith, engraved by Samuel Alken, published by W Clarke, New Bond Street, London, 1794-95.

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PR0433.jpg
PLate 8 in Views of the Lakes.
printed at bottom, left, right, centre:- "J. Smith delt. / S. Alken fecit / Rydal Water"
item:- private collection : 97
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print with text:- Farington 1789 (plate 6)
item:- house; cottage

source data:-

Print, engraving, Rydal Mere ie Rydal Water, Westmorland, painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by B T Pouncy, published by W Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1785.

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BMZ76.jpg
Plate 6 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and Westmorland, published 1789; with descriptive text:- "RYDAL-MERE"
"IS the least in Extent of any of the Lakes in this Set. It is about two Miles from Ambleside, and is formed by the Stream of Rothay, in its Course from Grasmere to Winandermere. The View given in this Plate has the Appearance of an Amphitheatre. The wild and desert Air of the Mountains, which rise immediately from its Margin, exhibits a striking Contrast to the Luxuriance and Cultivation of the Vale of Grasmere. This Variety of Character assumed by the several Lakes affords no small Source of Entertainment to the Admirer of picturesque Beauty. The Richness of the Cultivated Vale and the savage Aspect of the Rocks, with the infinite Variety of Combinations they admit of, present him with the beautiful and sublime through all their possible Gradations.He will remark too with Pleasure, that this Country, so far from having suffered by the Hand of Art, derives considerable Advantage from accidental Circumstances. That the white or Grey-Stone Cottages, with Ash-coloured Slating, are scattered over the Face of the Country, enlivening the Landscape, without affecting its Simplicity; and that even the dark Hue of the Fir-Tree, which is frequently planted near them, is beautifully contrasted with the Brilliancy of the Silver Rock. In passing the River, or Mountain Torrent, he will find the same Propriety preserved in the rude and varied Construction of their Bridges; as if the Genius of the Country, jealous of the officious Interference of Man, had directed the Taste of the Inhabitants."
item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.5
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evidence:-

old print:- Gresham Publishing 1900s
placename:- Rydalmere

source data:-

Print, colour halftone, Rydalmere, Rydal, Westmorland, by Ernest W Haslehurst, published by The Gresham Publishing Co, 66 Chandos Street, London, 1900s?

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PR1561.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.12 of The English Lakes section of a volume of Our Beautiful Homeland.
printed at bottom:- "RYDALMERE"
printed at lower right:- "E. W. HASLEHURST"
item:- JandMN : 381.3
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Goodwin 1887 (edn 1890)
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, etching? Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, by Harry Goodwin, published by Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Paternoster Square, London, 1890.

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PR1613.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.214 of Through the Wordsworth Country, by William Knight.
printed at lower centre:- "Rydal Water"
item:- JandMN : 382.43
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old drawing:-
placename:- Rydale Lake

source data:-

Drawing, Rydale Lake, Rydal, Westmorland, by William James Blacklock, 1850s.

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To right of composition winds a track bounded on one side by a fence and woodland and on the other by a drystone wall to left of which lies sloping shore of lake. Several vegetation topped islets rise from water. Beyond far shore rise barren fells.
inscribed at bottom left:- "Rydale Lake"
item:- Tullie House Museum : 1970.28.2
Image © Tullie House Museum

evidence:-

old print:- Ritter 1849
placename:- Rydal Water

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Rydal Water, Rydal, Westmorland, published by the Religious Tract Society, The Depository, 56 Paternoster Row, and 65 St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1849?

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Tipped opposite p.38 of Loitering among the Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, by Paul Ritter?
printed at bottom:- "GREAT RYDAL WATER."
printed at lower right:- "[ ]"
item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 2.3
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