Photographs of the attractive village of Barbon and scenic Barbondale in the Lune Valley Dales (Yorkshire Dales National Park), Cumbria.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Barbon and Middleton Fells - Casterton - Sedbergh - Dent
LOCAL WALKS: Barbon Discovery Walk
The village of Barbon in the Lune Valley from Devil's Crag below Eskholme Pike on the lower slopes of Middleton Fell.
St Bartholomew's Church and lych gate, Barbon in Cumbria.
The present church was built in 1893 on the site of a pre-Reformation chapel.
The 1893 St Bartholomew's Church in the village of Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
The 1893 St Bartholomew's Church in the village of Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
A view towards Eskholme Pike from the entrance to Barbon Park at Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
A view over Rigmaden towards Ill Bell and the Kentmere Fells from Barbon Terrace in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
A view of Barbon Manor from The Terrace, Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales of 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.
A private track through the woodland of Barbon Manor Estate in Barbondale, Cumbria.
Jack's Fold by Andy Goldsworthy in Barbondale, 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. The fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale when the exhibition closed.
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. The fold was dismantled and rebuilt in Barbondale when the exhibition closed.
A frozen puddle on the old drove road, Fellfoot Road, at Barbon on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in Cumbria.
The large through stones provide strength and stability in the old drystone wall.
Walker with dog on Fell Foot Road, and old droving road at Barbon in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
One of Andrew Goldsworthy's sheepfolds lies to the left of the wall.
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.
Fellfoot Road, Barbon on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in
Cumbria.
Autumn colours in Tuplot Wood
One of sixteen Andy Goldsworthy Sheepfolds along Fellfoot Road, an old drovers' route running through Barbon and Casterton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in 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.
Dent and Barbon boundary stone, Barbondale, Cumbria.
Early 19th century boundary marker. Grid SD 668 847
'Main Road to Barbon' road sign next to Hodge Bridge and the A683, Barbon, Cumbria.
Hodge Bridge,in the Lune Valley of 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.
High Beckfoot Bridge, Barbon in the Lune Valley of Cumbria.
A tiny 17th century true packhorse bridge built by John Hardy of Beckfoot Farm at a cost of 22s 4d. The roadway is just a metre in width.
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.
Middleton Fell capped with snow from a large ice-covered puddle near High Beckfoot, Barbon in the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
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.
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.
Barbon Beck tumbles over the Silurian slates of the Howgills to be joined by the lesser Blind Beck (Aygill) in Barbondale, Cumbria.
Occupation Road, Barbondale in 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.
Aerial view of Holy Ghost Church and the River Lune, Middleton in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
Aerial view of Middleton Bridge and the River Lune at Middleton in the Lune Valle Dales of Cumbria.
This 17th century single arch road bridge was strengthened in 1911.
Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
The Church of the Holy Ghost at Middleton in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
There has been a church on this site from 1634, but the present church, designed by C.J. Ferguson, dates from the 1870s
Daffodils in the churchyard of The Church of the Holy Ghost at Middleton in the Lune Valley Dales of Cumbria.
There has been a church on this site from 1634, but the present church, designed by C.J. Ferguson, dates from the 1870s
The Roman Milestone at Middleton in 2010, the Lune Valley, Cumbria.
The milestone bears the inscription, "MP LIII" possibly meaning 53 miles to Carlisle. Below it reads, "SOLO ERVTVM/RESTITVIT/GVL MOORE/AN MDCCCXXXVI"" added by the historian, Dr Lingard, to commemorate its discovery and re-erection in this field by W. Moore.
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 it reads, "SOLO ERVTVM/RESTITVIT/GVL MOORE/AN MDCCCXXXVI"" added by the historian, Dr Lingard, to commemorate its discovery and re-erection in a neighbouring field by W. Moore.
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.
Now a private house.