SD3997 : Belle Island, Windermere
taken 8 years ago, near to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, Great Britain
Belle Island, Windermere
Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere and the only one ever to have been inhabited.
The Roman governor at Ambleside built a villa on the island. In 1250 it was the seat of the district's Lord of the Manor and it was also a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War.
It was formerly known as Longholm, before its renaming in 1774 when an unusual circular building, Belle Isle House, was erected on the island, which was sold along with the island to the wealthy Curwen family who renamed the island after their daughter, Isabella who bought the island in 1781. The descendants of Isabella and her husband John Christian Curwen lived on the island until 1993.
The island remains privately owned.
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The Roman governor at Ambleside built a villa on the island. In 1250 it was the seat of the district's Lord of the Manor and it was also a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War.
It was formerly known as Longholm, before its renaming in 1774 when an unusual circular building, Belle Isle House, was erected on the island, which was sold along with the island to the wealthy Curwen family who renamed the island after their daughter, Isabella who bought the island in 1781. The descendants of Isabella and her husband John Christian Curwen lived on the island until 1993.
The island remains privately owned.
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- SD3997, 59 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- David Dixon (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 24 May, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 31 May, 2014
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- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SD 3964 9705 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:21.9225N 2:55.8285W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SD 3966 9716
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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