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Mosedale Viaduct, Troutbeck
Mosedale may refer to: *Mosedale, Cumbria, a hamlet in Mungrisdale parish, Eden District, Cumbria, England *The valley of Mosedale Beck (Wast Water) **The Mosedale Horseshoe, classic mountain walk from Wasdale Head in this valley *The valley of Mosedale Beck (Glenderamackin), running north from Great Dodd, Cumbria, England **Mosedale Viaduct on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway in this valley *The valley of Mosedale Beck (Swindale), running between Branstree and Tarn Crag, Cumbria, England *The valley which meets the River Duddon at the foot of the Hardknott Pass, Cumbria, England People with the name *William Mosedale (1894-1971), English George Cross recipient See also *List of Mosedale valleys and Mosedale Becks There are several valleys called Mosedale and watercourses called Mosedale Beck in Cumbria, England. There is also a hamlet called Mosedale, in the parish of Mungrisdale Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of th ... * Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale, Cumbria
Mosedale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mungrisdale in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, in the north west of the English Lake District. It is on the River Caldew, north east of Bowscale Fell and south east of Carrock Fell, about one mile north of Mungrisdale. In 1931 the parish had a population of 49. In the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish of Mungrisdale, comprising eight hamlets including Mosedale, had a population of 297. There is a Quaker meeting house in Mosedale, where meetings are held weekly in summer and fortnightly in winter. The meeting house was created in 1702 from an earlier building, was used for regular meetings until 1865, became an Anglican chapel of ease 1936–1970, and was restored for use by Quakers in 1973. It is one of the earliest meeting houses in Cumbria and is associated with George Fox, the founder of the Quakers. History Mosedale was formerly a township in Caldbeck parish, from 1866 Mosedale was a civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale Beck (Wast Water)
Mosedale Beck is a stream in Cumbria which runs into Wast Water, which is the deepest lake in England. Mosedale Beck rises in Little Scoat Fell, it then flows south west until it reaches Ritson's Force waterfall. It then turns to the south and flows through the hamlet of Wasdale Head. It then flows through Down-in-the-Dale before it empties into Wast Water near the parallel Lingmell Beck. The Mosedale Horseshoe is a celebrated mountain walk around Mosedale: starting at Wasdale Head it includes Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, and Pillar A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. .... Tributaries *Gatherstone Beck *Black Beck *Fogmire Beck *Lingmell Beck References Rivers of Cumbria Cumberland 2Mosedale {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale Horseshoe
The Mosedale Horseshoe is a celebrated mountain walk around Mosedale in the English Lake District: starting at Wasdale Head, it includes Kirk Fell, Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, and Pillar. It is a circular walk of with a total ascent of . Shorter versions can be made by omitting Yewbarrow and Kirk Fell, at start and finish, and (perhaps) the summit of Scoat Fell. Wainwright's warning Alfred Wainwright placed the round among his dozen best lakeland ridge walks; but also warned that the full version was "an exhilarating mountain marathon for experienced fellwalkers only".A Wainwright, ''Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland'' (London 1996) p. 127 See also * Black Crag *Coledale horseshoe *Fairfield horseshoe *Mosedale Beck (Wast Water) Mosedale Beck is a stream in Cumbria which runs into Wast Water, which is the deepest lake in England. Mosedale Beck rises in Little Scoat Fell, it then flows south west until it reaches Ritson's Force waterfall. It then turns to the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale Beck (Glenderamackin)
Mosedale Beck is a river in Cumbria, England, which rises on the northern slopes of Great Dodd and flows north east, to the south of Clough Head before joining the River Glenderamackin to the east of Threlkeld village. This then flows west, alongside the A66 road south of Blencathra, to form the River Greta which flows into the River Derwent. Shortly before joining the Glendaramackin, Mosedale Beck is crossed by the Mosedale Viaduct of the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) West Coast ..., now a footpath. References Rivers of Cumbria 3Mosedale {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale Viaduct
The Mosedale Viaduct carried the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) West Coas ... over Mosedale Beck until its closure in 1972. Building work on the viaduct began in 1862, and the first test train crossed it in 1864. It is made of stone and has 12 arches, and is just over 140 yards () long. It was built single-track but was extended to the north in 1900 to accommodate two tracks. In 1997 British Rail Property Board agreed to defer plans to demolish the viaduct, in the light of proposals for the line to be reopened. It is featured in S1 Ep 4 of Walking Britain's Lost Railways. References External links * Railway viaducts in Cumbria Bridges completed in 1864 {{UK-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockermouth, Keswick And Penrith Railway
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) West Coast Main Line at Penrith. Arrangements for the use of the stations at either end (Cockermouth was already served by the Cockermouth and Workington Railway (C&WR)) were included. Passenger and goods traffic was worked by the LNWR and mineral traffic by the North Eastern Railway, both of whom had shares in the company (the NER inheriting its holding from the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which had encouraged the promotion of the line). The line was in length, and had eight intermediate stations. History Early development The company had its origins in a meeting at Keswick in September 1860 which agreed to promote a railway linking Keswick to existing railways at Cockermouth (to the West) and Penrith (to the East). A project for a ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosedale Beck (Swindale)
Mosedale Beck is a stream in Cumbria, England, which runs between Tarn Crag and Branstree, flowing north to join Swindale Beck at Swindale Head; Swindale Beck then flows north east to join the River Lowther near Rosgill, between Shap and Bampton. The upper valley of Mosedale Beck is broad and boggy, containing a single building: Mosedale Cottage, a bothy supported by the Mountain Bothies Association The Mountain Bothies Association (MBA) is a Scottish registered charity. It looks after 104 bothies and two emergency mountain shelters (not to be mistaken for or confused with a mountain hut, as the Fords of Avon and Garbh Choire refuges are ..., and whitewashed to make it more clearly visible in poor weather. The beck then changes character and forms waterfalls called Forces Falls or The Forces as it drops to the valley of Swindale. References Rivers of Cumbria 2Mosedale {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardknott Pass
Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in North Yorkshire. It has a maximum gradient of 1 in 3 (about 33%). Etymology The pass takes its name from Hard Knott which is derived from the Old Norse ''harthr'' (hard) and ''knutr'' (craggy hill). Geography A single track road runs between Eskdale in the west to the edge of the neighbouring Wrynose Pass in the east. On the western side is Harter Fell and the remains of Hardknott Roman Fort ( above sea level). The Hardknott Pass stands at a maximum elevation of . The road descends steeply at a gradient of 30% (1 in 3) into the Duddon Valley. At the eastern end of the pass is Cockley Beck farm, built in the 1860s and owned by the National Trust. The route from Hardknott leads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mosedale
William Radenhurst Mosedale GC (28 March 1894 – 27 March 1971) was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 12 December 1940, while working as a fireman during the Birmingham Blitz. Early life Mosedale was born in 1894, in Highgate, Birmingham (then in Warwickshire, now in the West Midlands county), England. He attended Sherbourne Road Board School in nearby Balsall Heath from the ages of three to thirteen. He then started work as a tinsmith and carriage lamp maker. In 1910 Mosedale lied about his age so that he could join the 5th Royal Irish Lancers. He was promoted to the rank of corporal within three years but was forced to leave the army on the death of his mother so that he could look after his siblings. In 1914 Mosedale took up a job with the City of Birmingham Fire Brigade. Citation On the night of the 11 December 1940, during the Birmingham Blitz, Mosedale received a report that a house and auxiliary fire station had been hit by a high explosive b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mosedale Valleys And Mosedale Becks
There are several valleys called Mosedale and watercourses called Mosedale Beck in Cumbria, England. There is also a hamlet called Mosedale, in the parish of Mungrisdale Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits. Mungrisdale is a popular starting point for ascents of the nearby hills, su .... References {{reflist Landforms of Cumbria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
