Photos of Dacre and Matterdale in the Eden District of Cumbria.
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CYPRESS 01A - Lawson cypress trees
Lawson Cypress - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana.
Two magnificent cypress trees in St Andrew's churchyard at Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden Cumbria.
Two magnificent cypress trees in St Andrew's churchyard at Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden Cumbria.
DACRE 01A - St. Andrew's Church, Dacre
The 12th century St Andrew's Church, Dacre, Cumbria.
The church was extended in the 13th century, then the tower was rebuilt and the church restored in the 19th century.
The four corners of the graveyard are marked by the famous carved stone bears, known as the Dacre Bears.
The churchyard also has some magnificent yews.
Grade 1 listed.
The church was extended in the 13th century, then the tower was rebuilt and the church restored in the 19th century.
The four corners of the graveyard are marked by the famous carved stone bears, known as the Dacre Bears.
The churchyard also has some magnificent yews.
Grade 1 listed.
DACRE 02A - Norman doorway, St Andrew's Church
The Norman doorway on the south wall of St Andrew's Church, Dacre, Eden, Cumbria.
The lock is dated 1875.
On the inside of the door is a lock given by Lady Anne Clifford in 1671.
The lock is dated 1875.
On the inside of the door is a lock given by Lady Anne Clifford in 1671.
DACRE 02B - Lady Anne Clifford lock
Lady Anne Clifford lock in St Andrew's Church, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
Lady Anne liked to give small gifts to people who had been kind to her. This is one of a number of door locks that she got made by George Dent of Appleby at a cost of £1 each. The locks all bear her initials A P (Anne, Countess of Pemroke). Here in St. Andrew's Church, the lock is in the south door and is dated 1671.
Lady Anne liked to give small gifts to people who had been kind to her. This is one of a number of door locks that she got made by George Dent of Appleby at a cost of £1 each. The locks all bear her initials A P (Anne, Countess of Pemroke). Here in St. Andrew's Church, the lock is in the south door and is dated 1671.
DACRE 04A - Poppies in St. Andrew's Church
A weeping cascade of hand crocheted and knitted poppies to mark Armistice Day 2018 in St Andrew's Church, Dacre, Eden, Cumbria.
DACRE 05A - Dacre Bear (north-west)
Dacre Bear, St Andrew's Church, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
This is one of four medieval stone bears that stand at each corner of the churchyard. Little is known of their origin but they are believed to tell a story:
This bear is sleeping with its head on a pillar (much of the head has been worn away).
This is one of four medieval stone bears that stand at each corner of the churchyard. Little is known of their origin but they are believed to tell a story:
This bear is sleeping with its head on a pillar (much of the head has been worn away).
DACRE 05B - Dacre Bear (south-west)
Dacre Bear, St Andrew's Church, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
A small animal has jumped on to the back of this medieval stone bear.
A small animal has jumped on to the back of this medieval stone bear.
DACRE 07A - Dacre Bear (south-east)
Dacre Bear, St Andrew's Church, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
This medieval stone bear is making an attempt to dislodge an animal clinging to its back, by reaching over his shoulder with his right paw.
This medieval stone bear is making an attempt to dislodge an animal clinging to its back, by reaching over his shoulder with his right paw.
DACRE 08A - Dacre Bear (north-east)
Dacre Bear, St Andrew's Church, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
This medieval stone bear looks satisfied, having eaten its attacker.
This medieval stone bear looks satisfied, having eaten its attacker.
DACRE 06A - Alms table, St Andrew's Church
A 17th/18th century alms table in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Dacre, Eden, Cumbria.
An alms table was where money, clothes or food would be placed for the poor.
On the sandstone slab is a brass inscribed sundial without a gnomon.
An alms table was where money, clothes or food would be placed for the poor.
On the sandstone slab is a brass inscribed sundial without a gnomon.
DACRE 10A - Dacre Castle
Dacre Castle, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
A 14th century fortified tower house that was altered c1570 by Thomas Lennard, the 1st Earl of Sussex.
Grade 1 listed.
Private residence. Not open to the public.
A 14th century fortified tower house that was altered c1570 by Thomas Lennard, the 1st Earl of Sussex.
Grade 1 listed.
Private residence. Not open to the public.
DACRE 20A - Dacre Low Bridge
Low Bridge over Dacre Beck, Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
DACRE 24A - Dacre Bridge and Dalemain
The 18th century Dacre Bridge and Dacre Beck beside Dalemain at Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
Dalemain is an early 15th century country house with 17th/18th century alterations and extensions.
Grade 1 listed.
Open to the public with admission charge.
N.B. This photo was taken from the A592.
Dalemain is an early 15th century country house with 17th/18th century alterations and extensions.
Grade 1 listed.
Open to the public with admission charge.
N.B. This photo was taken from the A592.
DACRE 25A - Dalemain
The impressive 1744 Georgian frontage of Dalemain at Dacre in the Lake District National Park, Eden, Cumbria.
Dalemain is an early 15th century country house with 17th/18th century alterations and extensions..Grade 1 listed..Open to the public. Admission charge.
N.B. This photo was taken from the A592.
Dalemain is an early 15th century country house with 17th/18th century alterations and extensions..Grade 1 listed..Open to the public. Admission charge.
N.B. This photo was taken from the A592.
MATTERDALE 01A - Aerial view from Matterdale End to the Northern Fells
Aerial view of Matterdale End in Cumbria.
Great Mell Fell rises to the right and the Caldbeck Fells, with the Blencathra and Skiddaw massifs make up the distant range of the Lake District's Northern Fells
Great Mell Fell rises to the right and the Caldbeck Fells, with the Blencathra and Skiddaw massifs make up the distant range of the Lake District's Northern Fells
MATTERDALE 02A - Aerial view of Great Mell Fell
Aerial view of Great Mell Fell with a backdrop of the Northern Fells of The Lake District.
Great Mell Fell with its sister, Little Mell Fell are two smooth, rectangular shaped hills that rise straight up from a wide expanse of marshy lowland. They are both distinctive and unique in Lakeland because they are composed of the Mell Fell Conglomorate, a sedimentary rock formed from deposits of sand and gravel in alluvial fans and braided river channels.
Great Mell Fell with its sister, Little Mell Fell are two smooth, rectangular shaped hills that rise straight up from a wide expanse of marshy lowland. They are both distinctive and unique in Lakeland because they are composed of the Mell Fell Conglomorate, a sedimentary rock formed from deposits of sand and gravel in alluvial fans and braided river channels.
MATTERDALE 03A - Aerial view from above Little Mell Fell
An aerial view from above Little Mell Fell to Matterdale, Gowbarrow Park and Ullswater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
