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| Cook's Corner, Windermere | ||
| Cook's Corner | ||
| Cooke's Corner | ||
| locality:- | Windermere | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD40669934 (?) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4099 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD49 | |
| SummaryText:- | It is not quite clear where Cook's house was; it has perhaps gone and been replaced? | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 7) placename:- Slybarrow Cottage |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Cooks House |
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| 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. J5SD49NW.jpg "Cooks H." no symbol item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble) placename:- Bishop's Lodge, The |
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| 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. CT9SD49E.jpg "The Bishops Lodge" block, building/s item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.102 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Cooks Hall |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24SD49.jpg "Cooks Hall" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 placename:- Cook's House item:- fireplace; chimney; soot; hallan drop; antiques |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 16:- ".. A short descent hence [from Miller Brow] brings the walker to Cook's House,- the point where four roads meet. Cook's house has only just disappeared. With it has disappeared a fine specimen of the old fireplace of the district, with its chimney-corners. It is rather a drawback to the romance hanging about those wide old chimnies, to know that the good man had to sit with some special covering over his head and shoulders, to protect him from the soot that the rain brought down. At Cook's house there were recesses and cupboards in that strange roofless alcove,- the door being of the old oak of which such fine specimens may be seen in the farm-houses of the dales. We should rather say, might till lately have been seen; for we fear there are but few left. The greater number of old chests, cupboard doors, and high backed chairs, covered with carvings, have found their way to the London curiosity shops, whence agents have been sent through the wildest places in the district to buy up such relics at high prices. Still, there are specimens left, as the observant traveller will notice." |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Prior 1874 map 1 placename:- Cook's House |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale
about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett,
Windermere, Westmorland, 1874. click to enlargePI03M1.jpg "Cook's Ho." block/s; building/s item:- private collection : 133.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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 CAM68.jpg Chimney. (taken 2.5.2014)  CAM69.jpg Chimney. (taken 2.5.2014)  CAM70.jpg Chimney. (taken 2.5.2014) |
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The house of Kraster and Doreen Cooke? |
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