Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Waterhead, Ambleside

Waterhead, Ambleside

Waterhead

site name:-

Windermere lake

locality:-

Ambleside

civil parish:-

Lakes (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY37620328 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY3703

10Km square:-

NY30

BTX97.jpg (taken 22.1.2011)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 10)
placename:- Water Head

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:-

probably 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.

OG96m010.jpg
In mile 12, Westmoreland.
Two houses, one each side of the road.
item:- JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Water Head

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.

J5NY30SE.jpg
"Water Head"
blocks, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, village?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble)
placename:- Water Head

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Grand Lake of Windermere, scale about 2 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1819.

CT9NY30R.jpg
"Water head"
block, building/s
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.102
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere N)
placename:- Waterhead

source data:-

Map, A Map of the Northern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

CLANY30R.jpg
"Waterhead"
item:- private collection : 10.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- Water End

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24NY30.jpg
"Water End"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 14)
placename:- Windermere Head

source data:-

Print, coloured aquatint, Windermere Head, ie Waterhead, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.

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FW0114.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.75 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes.
item:- Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.14
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Water Head

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.

FD02NY30.jpg
"Water Head"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Waterhead

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.

GAR2NY30.jpg
"Waterhead"
block, building
item:- JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:- Water Head

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.

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PI03M1.jpg
"Water Head"
block/s; building/s
item:- private collection : 133.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- sledge; costume

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, skating at Waterhead, Ambleside, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1880s-1940s.

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HB0990.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.2734
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, head of lake Windermere, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?

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HB0252.jpg
Waterhead bay on the left; the roman fort site and Borrans Park left of centre.
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS650
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- boat; sailing boat

source data:-

Photograph, lake Windermere at Waterhead, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?

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HB0251.jpg
internegative at lower left and right:- "WATERHEAD, WINDERMERE / H. BELL."
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS649
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, Waterhead, lake Windermere, and Clappersgate, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?

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HB0257.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS709
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- boat; rowing boat

source data:-

Photograph, boats on lake Windermere at Waterhead, Ambleside, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?

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HB0249.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS598
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- sailing boat; boat

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Waterhead, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0211.jpg
From across the lake, showing sailing boats in the bay.
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS611
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- sailing boat; boat; steamer; Teal

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, Waterhead, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

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HB0218.jpg
The steamer Teal is at the pier.
internegative at lower right:- "H. Bell."
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS597
Image © see bottom of page

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.

EJB3Vg36.jpg
item:- private collection : 17
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:- Windermere Water Head

source data:-

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

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PY06.jpg
"Windermere Water Head"
item:- JandMN : 97.7
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:-

source data:-

Print, Ambleside from the Landing, drawn and engraved by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1809.

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PR1265.jpg
Summertime; distant view of Ambleside and the hills which rise beyond it viewed from a a rocky outcrop beside a river.
printed at bottom centre:- "AMBLESIDE FROM THE LANDING. Published Ambleside. Augst 1st 1809 by W. Green."
item:- Tullie House Museum : 1978.108.92.4
Image © Tullie House Museum

places:-

NY37690304 Ambleside Youth Hostel (Lakes)

NY37410350 Borrans Court (Lakes)

NY37240331 Borrans Field (Lakes)

NY37440330 Borrans Park (Lakes)

NY37260315 Brathay Neck (Lakes)

NY378031 Cock Pye Hall (Lakes)

NY377033 Filher Beck (Lakes)

NY37320360 Galava Gate (Lakes)

NY37760323 Ghyll Head (Lakes)

NY377033 Jack Close (Lakes)