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| Miller Brow, Windermere | ||
| Miller Brow | ||
| locality:- | Windermere (near) | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill (?) | |
| coordinates:- | SD40369867 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4098 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD49 | |
| SummaryText:- | The name is not found on County Series or modern maps. | |
| references:- | Martineau 1855 |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 |
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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 15:- "..." "Passing between woods, resounding with brawling streams, the road leads up a rather steep ascent, the summit of which is called Miller Brow. Hence is seen what, in our opinion, is a view unsurpassed for beauty in the whole Lake District. The entire lake lies below, the white houses of Clappersgate being distinctly visible at the north end and the Beacon at the south: and the diversity of the framework of this sheet of water is here most striking. The Calgarth woods, for which we are indebted to Bishop Watson, rising and falling, spreading and contracting below, with green undulating meadows interposed, are a perfect treat to the eye; and so are the islands clustering in the centre of the lake. Wray Castle stands forth well above the promontory opposite; and at the head, the Langdale Pikes, and their surrounding mountains seem, in some states of the atmosphere, to approach and overshadow the waters; and in others to retire, and shroud themselves in soft haze and delicate hues peculiar to cloud land. There is a new house, built just below the ridge at Miller Brow by William Sheldon, which we have thought, from the time the foundation was laid, the most enviable abode in the country,- commanding a" goto sourcePage 16:- "view worthy of a mountain top, while sheltered by hill and wood, and with the main road so close at hand that the conveniences of life are as procurable as in a street. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Payn 1867 placename:- Miller Brow |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, At Miller Brow, by W J Linton, published by J Garnett,
Windermere, Westmorland, 1867. click to enlargePN0306.jpg On p.12 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn. item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.6 Image © see bottom of page |
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