Yorkshire Dales Photography: Photos of Barbon, Barbondale and Middleton in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
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BARBON 02A - The village of Barbon
The village of Barbon in the Lune Valley from Devil's Crag below Eskholme Pike on the lower slopes of Middleton Fell.
BARBON 05A - St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church and lych gate, Barbon in Cumbria.
The church was rebuilt in 1893 on the site of a pre-Reformation chapel.
The church was rebuilt in 1893 on the site of a pre-Reformation chapel.
BARBON 05B - St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Barbon in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 06A - St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church and lych gate, Barbon in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 12A - Lune Valley from Barbon Terrace
A view over Rigmaden towards Ill Bell and the Kentmere Fells from Barbon Terrace in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
BARBON 14A - Barbon Manor from The Terrace
A view of Barbon Manor from The Terrace, Barbon in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Built in the 1860s in the French Renaissance style for Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, "an important Manchester man, noted for his work on educational and medical issues." Historic England.
Built in the 1860s in the French Renaissance style for Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, "an important Manchester man, noted for his work on educational and medical issues." Historic England.
BARBON 16A - Woodland, Barbon Manor Estate
A private track through the woodland of Barbon Manor Estate in Barbondale, Cumbria.
BARBON 18B - Jack's Fold
Jack's Fold by Andy Goldsworthy in Barbondale, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
In 1996 this circular fold was built half inside and half outside the Margaret Harvey Gallery in St. Albans as part of an exhibition relating to the Sheepfold Project. After the exhibition closed, the fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale.
In 1996 this circular fold was built half inside and half outside the Margaret Harvey Gallery in St. Albans as part of an exhibition relating to the Sheepfold Project. After the exhibition closed, the fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale.
BARBON 18C - Jack's Fold
Jack's Fold by Andrew Goldsworthy in Barbondale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
In 1996 this circular fold was built half inside and half outside the Margaret Harvey Gallery in St. Albans as part of an exhibition relating to the Sheepfold Project. After the exhibition closed, the fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale.
In 1996 this circular fold was built half inside and half outside the Margaret Harvey Gallery in St. Albans as part of an exhibition relating to the Sheepfold Project. After the exhibition closed, the fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale.
BARBON 20A - Fellfoot Road
A frozen puddle on the old drove road, Fellfoot Road, at Barbon in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
The large through stones provide strength and stability in the old drystone wall.
The large through stones provide strength and stability in the old drystone wall.
BARBON 21A - Andy Goldsworthy Sheepfold
One of sixteen Andy Goldsworthy Sheepfolds along Fellfoot Road, an old drovers' route running through Barbon and Casterton in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
The Sheepfolds Project was a public artwork, consisting of sixteen folds, each containing a huge boulder situated along the old sheep drove-road. Each fold has access for both humans and sheep and is meant to relate directly to local farming traditions.
The Sheepfolds Project was a public artwork, consisting of sixteen folds, each containing a huge boulder situated along the old sheep drove-road. Each fold has access for both humans and sheep and is meant to relate directly to local farming traditions.
BARBON 26A - Boundary stone
Dent and Barbon boundary stone, Barbondale, Cumbria.
Early 19th century boundary marker. Grid SD 668 847
Early 19th century boundary marker. Grid SD 668 847
BARBON 28A - Main Road to Barbon stone
'Main Road to Barbon' road sign next to Hodge Bridge and the A683, Barbon, Cumbria.
BARBON 30A - Hodge Bridge
Hodge Bridge, Barbon, Cumbria.
Hodge Bridge now carries the A683, but the western side as shown in the photograph probably dates back to the 18th century. The bridge was widened in the 19th century. The stream bed below and to the west has been well paved.
Hodge Bridge now carries the A683, but the western side as shown in the photograph probably dates back to the 18th century. The bridge was widened in the 19th century. The stream bed below and to the west has been well paved.
BARBON 31A - High Beckfoot Bridge
High Beckfoot Bridge, Barbon, Cumbria.
A tiny 17th century pack-horse bridge built by John Hardy of Beckfoot Farm at a cost of 22s 4d. The roadway is just a metre in width.
A tiny 17th century pack-horse bridge built by John Hardy of Beckfoot Farm at a cost of 22s 4d. The roadway is just a metre in width.
BARBON 32A - Underley Bridge
Underley Bridge in Underley Park, Barbon in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
A private road bridge built in 1872 for the Earl of Bective to link the Underley Estate with Underley Hall on the far side of the River Lune.
No public access over the bridge.
A private road bridge built in 1872 for the Earl of Bective to link the Underley Estate with Underley Hall on the far side of the River Lune.
No public access over the bridge.
BARBON 33A - High Beckfoot
Middleton Fell capped with snow from a large ice-covered puddle near High Beckfoot, Barbon in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
BARBON 35A - Barbon Beck
Barbon Beck flowing through the golf course at Barbon in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
BARBON 37A - Low Beckfoot Bridge
Low Beckfoot Bridge near Barbon in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
Built in the 1870s, this lovely little underbridge was built to carry the estate road from Barbon to Underley Hall.
Built in the 1870s, this lovely little underbridge was built to carry the estate road from Barbon to Underley Hall.
BARBON 37B - Low Beckfoot Bridge
Female with dogs walking under Low Beckfoot Bridge in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
Built in the 1870s, this lovely little underbridge was built to carry the estate road from Barbon to Underley Hall.
Built in the 1870s, this lovely little underbridge was built to carry the estate road from Barbon to Underley Hall.
BARBON 41A - Cairn shelter
Boy beside the cairn on Thorn Moor above Barbon Beck, Barbondale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 45A - Barbon Beck
Barbon Beck tumbles over the Silurian slates of the Howgills to be joined by the lesser Blind Beck (Aygill) in Barbondale, Cumbria.
BARBON 47B - Barkin Beck, Barbondale
Barkin Beck running through Barbondale, Barbon in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 47C - Barkin Beck, Barbondale
Barkin Beck running through Barbondale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 48A - Occupation Road
Occupation Road, Barbondale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
This old droving road that linked Barbondale with Kingsdale was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
This old droving road that linked Barbondale with Kingsdale was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
BARBON 49A - Blind Beck Waterfall, Barbondale
One of the waterfalls on Blind Beck, Barbondale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 49A - Blind Beck Waterfall, Barbondale
One of the waterfalls on Blind Beck, Barbondale in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
BARBON 50A - Evening sun, Barbondale
Looking towards Middleton Fell from the footpath between Barbon High and Low Fells, Barbondale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 51A - Evening sun on the Barbondale Fells
Looking towards Calf Top on Middleton Fell from the footpath between Barbon High and Low Fells in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 51B - Evening sun on the Barbondale Fells
Looking towards Calf Top on Middleton Fell from the footpath between Barbon High and Low Fells in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 52A - Ewe with lamb
Ewe with lamb on fell top above Barbondale.
Middleton Fell can be seen in the distance.
Middleton Fell can be seen in the distance.
BARBON 53A - Snow-covered walls, Barbondale
A gate and old drystone walls with a covering of snow in Barbondale, the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
BARBON 55A - Barbon Low Fell
Barbon Low Fell 438 m.
Middleton Fell, Hoggs Hill and Crag Hill from the trig point on Barbon Low Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Middleton Fell, Hoggs Hill and Crag Hill from the trig point on Barbon Low Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 01A - Aerial view of the church and River Lune
Aerial view of Holy Ghost Church and the River Lune, Middleton, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 03A - Aerial view of the River Lune
Aerial view of Middleton Bridge and the River Lune, Middleton, Cumbria.
This 17th century single arch road bridge was strengthened in 1911.
This 17th century single arch road bridge was strengthened in 1911.
MIDDLETON 06A - Church of the Holy Ghost
The Church of the Holy Ghost at Middleton in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
There has been a church on this site from 1634, but the present church, designed by C.J. Ferguson, dates from the 1870s
There has been a church on this site from 1634, but the present church, designed by C.J. Ferguson, dates from the 1870s
MIDDLETON 09A - Roman Milestone
The Roman Milestone in its new position in the churchyard of the Holy Ghost Church at Middleton in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
The milestone bears the inscription, "MP LIII" possibly meaning 53 miles to Carlisle. Below this, "SOLO ERVTVM RESTITVIT GVL MOORE AN MDCCCXXXVI" was added by the historian Dr Lingard to commemorate the stone's discovery and re-erection in a neighbouring field by W. Moore.
The milestone bears the inscription, "MP LIII" possibly meaning 53 miles to Carlisle. Below this, "SOLO ERVTVM RESTITVIT GVL MOORE AN MDCCCXXXVI" was added by the historian Dr Lingard to commemorate the stone's discovery and re-erection in a neighbouring field by W. Moore.
MIDDLETON 20A - The Head
The Head, Middleton in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
Built as a farm called The Head, but the owner acquired a licence in 1861 with the coming of the railway and changed its name to The Railway Tavern. When the line closed in the 1960s, the name was changed back to The Head.
Built as a farm called The Head, but the owner acquired a licence in 1861 with the coming of the railway and changed its name to The Railway Tavern. When the line closed in the 1960s, the name was changed back to The Head.
MIDDLETON 30A - Devil's Crag
A view over the Lune Valley to the Lakeland fells from Devil's Crag on the lower slopes of Middleton Fell, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 31A - Barbon from Devil's Crag
A view of Barbon and the Lune Valley from Devil's Crag on the lower slopes of Middleton Fell, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 33A - Eskholme Pike
A cairn on the Silurian outcrop of Eskholme Pike on the lower slopes of Middleton Fell, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 34A - Ashdale Gill, Middleton Fell
Rough Fell sheep at the top of Ashdale Gill on Middleton Fell, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 35A - Three Little Boys
Three Little Boys, Ashdale Gill on Middleton Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Three slabs of silurian rock overlooking the Lune Valley and Lakeland fells.
Three slabs of silurian rock overlooking the Lune Valley and Lakeland fells.
MIDDLETON 35B - Three Little Boys
The Three Little Boys, Ashdale Gill on Middleton Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 37A - Sheepfold
An old sheepfold at the foot of Calf Top on Middleton Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 40A - Castle Knott
The cairn on Castle Knott with a distant view of Calf Top on Middleton Fell, Cumbria.
MIDDLETON 44A - Calf Top from Castle Knott
Calf Top from Castle Knott on Middleton Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
The view along Barbondale into Dentale with Aye Gill Pike and Baugh Fell making up the backdrop.
The view along Barbondale into Dentale with Aye Gill Pike and Baugh Fell making up the backdrop.
MIDDLETON 44B - Calf Top from Castle Knott
Calf Top from Castle Knott on Middleton Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Beyond Calf top lies Dentale with Aye Gill Pike and Baugh Fell in the distance.
Beyond Calf top lies Dentale with Aye Gill Pike and Baugh Fell in the distance.
