Photographs taken around the attractive villages of Orton and Great Asby in the Westmorland Dales of Cumbria.
The village of Great Asby in the Eden Valley of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
St. Helen’s Well, Great Asby, Cumbria.
This holy well, once believed to have had healing properties, is a spring of fresh water that flows into Asby Gill even during drought conditions. Until the 1940s the well was the village's main water supply.
The Gill itself, is usually dry and only contains water after heavy rain.
St Helen's Almshouses, Great Asby, Cumbria.
There are four almshouses in total. The plaque on the wall reads:
"St Helen's Almshouse. Founded and Endowed by William and Joseph Fairer 1812".
The Three Greyhounds Inn, Great Asby, Cumbria.
Built in 1707, this building has been a public house since the early 1800’s.
The 1863 St Peter's Church at Great Asby in the Eden Valley of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Eskew Beck joins Chapel Beck at Orton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden district of Cumbria.
Chapel Beck and Eskew Beck in the pretty village of Orton in the Eden District of Cumbria.
All Saints Church, Orton, in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
The early 16th century tower is white because it has been treated with lime to prevent damp.
All Saints Church, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
The early 16th century tower is white because it has been treated with lime to prevent damp.
All Saints Church, Orton in the Westmorland Dales of Cumbria.
The early 16th century tower is white because it has been treated with lime to prevent damp.
The baptistry window by Beatrice Whistler in All Saints Church, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
This beautiful stained glass window in the South isle of All Saints Church depicts a little girl surrounded by angels in a flower meadow. Beatrice was the wife of the American artist, James McNeill Whistler. The window was made by Campbell, Smith and Company in 1892.
Petty Hall, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
Petty Hall is a beautiful early 17th century house with a 1604 datestone above the front door.
The Orton Liberal Club, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
This small building, now a private house, bears a carved head of Liberal leader William Gladstone (Prime Minister from 1868-1874 and 1880-1885) over the front door.
The former Waverley Temperance Hotel, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
Now a private residence.
Pretty cottages in the village of Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
The village stocks and shop at Orton in the Westmorland Dales of Cumbria.
Some telegraphh wires removed.
A 19th century stone boundary marker beside the B6260 at the foot of Orton Scar, Orton in the Westmorland Dales, Eden, Cumbria.
The incription reads, "HXXXXV".
Gamelands Stone Circle, Raisbeck, Orton, Cumbria.
This elongated circle is also called Raisbeck Stone Circle and Orton Stone Circle. .Measuring 45 x 38 metres, this is one of the largest stone circles in Cumbria, although none of the stones remain standing. The circle is thought to have been built in the late Neolithic period, between 1800-1400 BC. Excavations in the circle during the Victorian period unearthed a burial cist and flint tools. Originally there were 40 stones, but now only 33 remain. The stones are all of local Shap granite apart from one of limestone.
The Dame School, Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden District of Cumbria.
This dame school was built in 1780 by the yeomen farmers of Raisbeck. Dame schools were typically run by a woman who provided a very basic education for young children for a small fee. Many schools were run in the woman's own home, but this was not the case at Raisbeck. This tiny one up, one down building is now open to the public and contains interpretation panels.
Free admission.
The Dame School, Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden District of Cumbria.
This dame school was built in 1780 by the yeomen farmers of Raisbeck. Dame schools were typically run by a woman who provided a very basic education for young children for a small fee. Many schools were run in the woman's own home, but this was not the case at Raisbeck. This tiny one up, one down building is now open to the public and contains interpretation panels. Free admission.
The Dame School, Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden District of Cumbria.
This dame school was built in 1780 by the yeomen farmers of Raisbeck. Dame schools were typically run by a woman who provided a very basic education for young children for a small fee. Many schools were run in the woman's own home, but this was not the case at Raisbeck. This tiny one up, one down building is now open to the public and contains interpretation panels. Free admission.
The view towards the Howgill Fells from the Dame School at Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
The view towards the Howgill Fells from the Dame School at Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Knott Lane Limekiln, at the foot of Great Asby Scar at Raisbeck in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Eden District of Cumbria.
Swaledale sheep standing on the Raisbeck Limekiln, Raisbeck near Orton in the Eden District of Cumbria.
Limestone was burned in this well-preserved kiln to produce lime for agricultural fertiliser.
Raisgill Hall Lime kiln, Raisgill near Orton in the Eden District of Cumbriia.
Limestone was burned in this well-preserved kiln to produce lime for agricultural fertiliser.
Barugh Bridge, a 17/18th century packhorse bridge spanning Rais Beck at Raisbeck in the Westmorland Dales of Cumbria.
Pinfold Cairn by Andrew Goldsworthy at Raisbeck in the Eden Valley of Cumbria. Grid Ref: NY 647 072.
Each cone cairn is like a stone seed within a protective shell. Village pinfolds were originally built as small enclosures to pen stray animals but were later used as sheepfolds.