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I’ve always maintained that the Lake District has much more
to offer than the fell tops themselves. So, with this in mind, I have
created a Lake District Directory in the website, the main aim of which is to
offer a photographic insight, not only into the more popular places, but
also the more obscure which are found in out of the way areas normally
reserved for the eyes of the more inquisitive fell walker.
In
addition to the photographs, all items have a location map, and many also
include additional information such as their history. The unique feature,
however, is the link back to the walking section of the site, where you have
a choice of walks which include the location at some point along the route.
These are all real, documented walks actually done by the person offering
the information. |
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Staveley in Cartmel Church |
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Staveley in Cartmel church
was locked on the occasion when I visited. |
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Setmurthy Church |
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Setmurthy church was
locked on the occasion when I visited. |
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Lindale Church |
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Lindale church was locked
on the occasion when I visited. |
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Blawith Church |
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St John the Baptist church
Blawith
No longer used for
services and was locked on the occasion when I visited. |
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Mosedale Bridge |
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Now this is not what
you'd expect to find here at all. To say the least,
Mosedale is a wet and boggy area, usually deserted, and
has a distinct feeling of isolation. Then, in the middle
of nowhere you come across a bridge as sturdy as this
one. I'm sure there are many other places in the Lake
District that would benefit from the same.
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Clapper Bridge Deepdale |
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This type of bridge,
referred to as a clapper bridge, is probably the
simplest means of crossing a narrow stream that anyone
could ever wish to come up with. No doubt people all
over the world have been employing this method for
hundreds if not thousands of years. The Lake District,
as we all know, has countless becks, gills and streams
so it stands to reason that this area has its fair share
of clapper bridges.
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Winster Church |
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Holy Trinity Church was
built in 1875 |
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Mosedale Beck Bridge |
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Despite the
closeness to Mosedale Cottage, which now serves as a
mountain bothy, this bridge over Mosedale Beck really
does feel like it is in the middle of nowhere. I'm not
sure how old this specific bridge is, but there has
probably been a crossing here for centuries as the
bridge is found on what used to be one the drove routes
across to the eastern side of the county.
The easiest way to
reach this spot would be from Swindale Head, although
I'm sure the hapless navigator or the inexperienced
would find this to be an extremely confusing place if
the cloud was to come down.
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Crosthwaite Church (South) |
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The earliest written evidence of a more permanent Christian ministry is a
reference to "... the spring of the chapel of St Mary..." in Deeds of Grant
of land made by Gilbert, son of Roger Fitz-Reinfred in 1187. There are a
number of springs near the present Church (or Kirk) Hill rising behind the
church. The spring could have been a "Holy Well" or it could have served as
a water supply for monks living at the chapel.
In another Deed, dated about 1215, Gilbert Fitz-Reinfred and his wife
Helwise confirmed to the monks of St Mary's Abbey in York ". . . inter alia
the churches of Eversheim, Bietham, Kirkeby in Kendale with their chapels."
Again, this points to there having been a chapel at Crosthwaite within the
Parish of Heversham since the late twelfth century and, quite possible, much
earlier.
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Low and High Dam Tarn (s) |
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High and Low Dam tarn (s)
are to be found only a short walk through the woods above Finsthwaite. A
circuit of these two tarns makes for a very enjoyable couple
of hours walking. Water
from the tarn used to provide the
power for the nearby Stott Park Bobbin Mill. |
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