Gilsland

GILSLAND (formerly called Rose Hill) is a hamlet in this township, at the extreme western boundary of the county, with a station On the Newcastle and Carlisle section of the North Eastern railway. Here is " Mumps’ ha " (Beggars' Hall), formerly kept as an inn, and the house mentioned in " Guy Mannering," in which Dandie Dinmont is described as telling the news of Ellangowan's death to Meg Merrilees the witch. Sir Walter Scott also relates (in the notes to that book) that Margaret Teasdale, the occupant, abstracted the bullets from the pistols of  Fighting  Charlie Liddesdale, and then caused three ruffians to pursue and attack him.

On the opposite bank of the Irthing, and in the county of Cumberland, is

Gilsland Spa, much frequented in the summer, on account of its beautiful scenery find the chalybate and sulphur springs issuing from the rocks; there are excellent baths, hotels and lodging houses.

The Reading Room and Public Hall were erected by public subscription in 1894, at a cost of £1600, and include a library of some 300 volumes; the hall is let for public entertainments, and will seat some 300 persons; visitors are admitted to the library and reading room at a charge of Id: per diem. 'the principal landowners are the Earl of Carlisle, Sir Charles Stamp Milburn Bart. of Guyzance, Acklington, Samuel Blackburn esq. of The Gap, Frederick Milvain esq. of Black Heddon Hall, Stamfordham, Edward Joicey esq. of Blenkinsopp Hall, Joseph Bell esq. and R. 0. Lamb esq. of Hay ton House. The area of Thirlwall is 7,967 acres of land and 47 of water; rateable value, £6,243 ; the population in 1901 was 610.

Post, M. 0. & T. Office, Gilsland. James Gregg, sub- postmaster. Letters arrive from Carlisle, 7.15 a.1II. & 5. p.m. ; dispatched to Newcastle, 2.35 p.1II. ; to Carlisle, 11.25 a.m. & 4.5 & 6.15 p.m. Sunday, arrive from Carlisle, 7.55 am. from Newcastle, 9.1 a.m. ; dispatched, Newcastle, 6.15 p.m. & Carlisle, 6.15 pomp

Wall Letter Box, Thirlwall, cleared 9.10 a.m. & 5.3° p.m. week days only

Railway Station, Gilsland, William Bell, stationmaster.

Bell William, 6 Stanley crescent

Blackburn Samuel, Gap

Langhorne John, 3 Stanley crescent

Milburn Sir Charles Stamp Bart. Wardrew lodge {shooting box)

Morris Mrs. Crook's view

Robson 'The Misses, Crook's villa

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Armstrong James, coal agent

Armstrong Joseph.aparts.5 Stanley crescant

Bell & Sons, grocers

Blackburn Samuel, farmer, Gap

Borrow Jennie (Miss), confectioner

Charlton Edward Fredrick. boot maker

Dixon William, joiner

Dobson Catherine (Mrs. ). apartments, Meadow view

Eades Frances Ellen (Mrs.). Station hotel

Ewart Mary (Miss), apartments, 2 Stanley crescent

Fenwick Joseph. & Jn: farmers, Temon

Fenwick Adam, farmer, Gap shields

Foster John, farmer. Irthing house

Gilsland Reading Room & Library (Christopher Bell, sec)

Green William, Samson P .H

Gregg James, draper, Post office

Hedley Frederick, farmer, Shawfield

Henderson Matthew, farmer. Gap

Hetherington Dinah Jane (Mrs.) & Stamper Margaret (Miss), apartments, Bath house

Holden Walter, draper

Hudspith Frederick, apartments, 4 Stanley crescent

Irving Margaret. (Mrs.),cow keeper. Lawntop

Jackson Annie (Mrs.), apartments, , Thirlwall villa

Laing John, apartments. Riversdale terrace

London Joint Stock Bank Limited {sub-branch) (John Bell, manager), open Tues. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ;

draw on head office, 5 Princes st. Landon E C

Lowther Thos. apartments. Eastwood villa

Martindale Thos, farmer. Wardrew farm

Moore Margaret. (Mrs.), apartments. Dacre house

Nicholson Thos. apartments. Springhouse

Nixon Elizabeth. (Mrs.), apartments. North view

Robson George, farmer, Wardoughan

Routledge Roda. (Mrs. ), apartments. Lynwood

Routledge William, joiner & sawmill

Smith George. apartments. Riversdale terrace

Smith Jane (Mrs.), baker, Crooks

Smith Matthew, butcher

Sowerby Jas. Thirlwell, grocer, Jubilee

Sowerby Thomas Parker, butcher