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Title: Link: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: emmsthheight on Thursday 14 August 08 13:15 BST (UK)
Hi this website on Mardale and the areas affected by the flooding of Hawes water valley is fascinating.

Loads of old photo's.

Stories of the families.

Families and phoito's for surrounding areas.

Mardale Green The Jewel in A Lost Crown
http://www.mardale.green.talktalk.net (http://www.mardale.green.talktalk.net)

Fascinating even if your family are not local.

Best wishes

Emms
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: emmsthheight on Thursday 14 August 08 14:14 BST (UK)
 Hi

This one is the Shap History Site and also shows Burnbanks, the village built for the Haweswater Dam navies.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/042j/]http

Emms
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 14 August 08 14:30 BST (UK)
Some great old photos thanks Emms .... but quite sad really  :-\.

I remember years ago during a drought, that a flooded village emerged - just wondering if it was this ('95 drought is mentioned). Wonder if there are any others in England?
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: emmsthheight on Thursday 14 August 08 17:47 BST (UK)
Hi

Yes, this one did partly emerge during the drought in the nineties.  As you say, sad in many ways.  I think there are other sunken villages in England.  I think there are some in the hills abobe Littleborough and Ripponden.  I've a theory a family house is under one of them but I need to go into that yet.  Put it this way, it isn't anywhere else!

I guess we're a;l gglad of runnibg water though.

Over the years though, I'm realising how many men and even families were involved in the temporary settlements working on large enginneering projects.  You tend to think the fells were sparsely populated.

I've also had peoplee invoved in the mining settlements followed by the workers on the Waterworks at Thirlmere, and also the Carlisle Settle Railway.  Many huundreds of miles from home.

Thanks for the feedback..

Best wishes

emms
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Ruskie on Friday 15 August 08 00:51 BST (UK)
It's interesting stuff, that's for sure. It's the old photos that appeal to me - the good ole days (in many ways) ...
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Deborah Boss on Monday 29 September 08 18:08 BST (UK)
There is a scanned copy of the "Poll for knights of the shire to represent the county of Westmorland" available under Google books.

Using search terms "poll knights shire Westmorland" should be sufficient to locate it.

It then serves as a census for all males eligible to vote in the Westmorland election of 1818 and their place of residence.
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: troods on Friday 10 October 08 23:33 BST (UK)
Many thanks for that link deborah - found a few entries for my Hall family.

Regards Troods
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Maggie. on Saturday 11 October 08 00:54 BST (UK)
I've found one of mine too.  Thanks for the link Deborah

Maggie
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Deborah Boss on Sunday 28 December 08 21:21 GMT (UK)
There is a scanned copy of the "Poll for knights of the shire to represent the county of Westmoreland taken at Appleby in 1826" available in the internet archive.

Using search terms "Westmoreland poll knights" should be sufficient to locate it (but note the extra e in Westmorland).

It then serves as a census for all males eligible to vote in the Westmorland election of 1826 and their place of residence.   The poll was taken on successive days between Thursday 22 June and Saturday 1 July (excluding the Sunday).
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Gigi on Monday 29 December 08 08:48 GMT (UK)
Hi Deborah,

Thanks for the info but cannot find it! Can only find it for sale! Is it in Google Books?

Regards,

Gillian
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Deborah Boss on Monday 29 December 08 10:12 GMT (UK)
Gillian

You need to be in on the internet archive site which is www.archive.org.  (If you type "internet archive" into google it should come up as one of the hits.)  This takes you to their index/search page and then you can type in the search terms.

There are poll books for other counties and lots of other books on Westmorland including lots of CWAAS publications.
regards
Deborah
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Gigi on Monday 29 December 08 18:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Deborah,

Thanks, have now found it!!

Gillian
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: sillgen on Friday 23 January 09 20:06 GMT (UK)
North Pennine Ancestors
http://web.archive.org/web/20071114095154/http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm

Archive link as website is now unavailable
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: mysubee on Saturday 23 May 09 01:38 BST (UK)
Hi
I would like to find some old school photo's of Patterdale , Elementry School and the School House, my husbands Grandfather Joseph Beck Philipson was head master there from 1884 - 1924.  His 1st wife was Clara Sophia she died in Oct-Dec 1911, they had a adopted daughter Clara Blythe.  His 2nd wife was Mary Isabel and they had 2 children Joseph 1918 and Doreen 1919 who were both born in the school house.  If anyone who has any family history which is connected to the school, or the Philipson's I would love to hear from you.
Mysubee :)
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Brie on Wednesday 05 August 09 16:37 BST (UK)
Hi,

I don't think this has been posted already but my apologies if it has.

Cumbria libraries now have access to some of the newspapers on the Gale site.

Access the county library site at http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/

You will need your library card number.

Brie
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: warncoort on Thursday 24 June 10 11:59 BST (UK)
"The Transformation of a Yeoman Society:Windermere 1640-1841" is a 35,000 word dissertation on the growth of the village which is available on Search room shelves at Records Office,Kendal.
The author contacted me with information of my family there in early 19th century.
Title: Re: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: jpnewt75 on Friday 15 October 10 09:51 BST (UK)
Hi, the Cumbria BMD service has been launched today, it aims to cover the modern Cumbria which includes some northern parts of Lancashire, as well as Westmorland and Cumberland.

Here is the link
http://www.cumbriabmd.org.uk/

Best wishes
John
Title: Re: Link: Sunken villages and farmsMardale, Measand, Wet Sleddale,
Post by: Stephen Heery1 on Saturday 16 September 17 20:18 BST (UK)
I would like to reply to mysubee' s below about the philipson of Patterdale. I too am interested in Joseph Beck Philipson (in relation to W R Philipson who wrote Birds of a Valley and holidayed in Patterdale as a child. Were these two Philipson related, I would like to know. I could could expand on this if anyone is interesred. Stephen Heery