1979

SD3996 : The Roundhouse on Belle Isle

taken 47 years ago, near to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England

The Roundhouse on Belle Isle
The Roundhouse on Belle Isle
View westwards from the ferry to the Roundhouse, just visible through the trees. The house (the earliest completely round house in England) was built in 1774 by John Plaw to the instructions of influential Nottingham merchant Thomas English. The house and 40-acre island were purchased in 1781 by John Christian Curwen, who made his fortune in the mines of west Cumberland. The island was originally named Long Holme, but Curwen renamed it after his wife, Isabella. Curwen helped to start the Windermere regatta and one of his boats is on display at the Windermere Steamboat Museum.

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Category: Architectural feature
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Belle Isle [40] · View along Windermere [33] · Belle Island [21] · Round House [8] · Trees [4] ·
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SD3996, 227 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Trevor Rickard   (more nearby)
Date Taken
June 1979   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 392 964 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:21.6018N 2:56.1629W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 394 963
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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