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Esk Boathouse, Rockcliffe
Esk Boathouse
civil parish:-   Rockcliffe (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   inn (once) 
coordinates:-   NY34036370
1Km square:-   NY3463
10Km square:-   NY36


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BOA79.jpg (taken 31.8.2007)  
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BOA80.jpg  Notice:-
"Ere Metal Brig or Rail were thowt on, / Here Honest Will the Boatman rowt on / Gentle and simple he did guide / to either Scotch or English side, / wi' them on horseback he did ride / an' boat the footman. / An' none did ever dread the tide / wi' Will the Boatman / Now tho' Will's work is done an' o'er / an' Will himself lies quiet, / yet lives his SPIRIT here - step in an' try it. / Ne'er Time nor Tide can half so pure supply it." (taken 31.8.2007)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 16 1) 
placename:-  Greenbed
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:- OS County Series (Cmd 16) 
placename:-  Greenbed
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.
"Greenbed"

hearsay:-  
This was an inn; the license lapsed in 1889.

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