Photographs of Coniston, a busy tourist village in the Lake District, with neighbouring lake, Coniston Water and the nearby hamlets of Torver and Nibthwaite.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Coniston Fells - Hawkshead - Langdale Valleys
Brantwood, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Brantwood was built in the 1790s and was the home of John Ruskin from 1871- 1900. Ruskin was a writer, philosopher and art critic who had a vast range of knowledge and interests. He wrote on topics as diverse as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and the political economy.
John Ruskin's grave in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Church, Coniston in the Lake District Cumbria.
Ruskin died of influenza on January 20th 1900 at Brantwood. His gravestone is a tall carved cross made from Tilberthwaite green slate. It was designed by Ruskin's close assistant, WG Collingwood an expert on Norse and Anglican archaeology.
St. Andrew's Church, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Church of St Andrew was built in 1819, replacing an earlier church of 1586. The grave of John Ruskin is in the churchyard.
The Ruskin Museum, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The story of Coniston from 1901, including Arthur Ransome, Donald Campbell and John Ruskin.
Church Beck and the 16th century Black Bull Inn, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Coniston Old Man making a spectacular backdrop for the village of Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The 16th century Sun Inn in the village of Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Yew Tree Farm near Coniston in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
This late 17th / early 18th century farmhouse and barn with spinning gallery was once owned by Beatrix Potter and starred as her Hill Top home in the 2006 film 'Miss Potter' starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.
The award winning 'Heritage Meats' is based at the farm, selling their own herdwick and belted galloway meat.
Goat's Water and Dow Crag from the slopes of Coniston Old Man in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Yew Tree Tarn, next to the A593 near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The tarn was dammed in the 1930s and stocked with trout. Fishing is controlled by the Coniston and Torver Angling Association.
Yew Tree Tarn near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The tarn was dammed in the 1930s and stocked with trout. Fishing is controlled by the Coniston and Torver Angling Association.
The 9m drop waterfall, Tom Gill near Coniston in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
The 9m drop waterfall, Tom Gill near Coniston in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
Church Beck Waterfall, Coniston, the Lake District, Cumbria: Waterfall abseiling in Church Beck.
Early morning mist on Coniston Water in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
A northerly view up the lake from the A5084.
A view over Coniston Water from the northern end of the lake to the Old Man, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Rowing boats at the Coniston Piers, Coniston Water in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The stunning steam yacht, Gondola on Coniston Water, the Lake District, Cumbria.
A rebuilt Victorian, screw-propelled, steam-powered passenger vessel, in operation from 1859 - 1936 for the steamer service carrying passengers from the Furness and Coniston Railways. She was fully restored in 1979 and is now back in service on Coniston Water, operated by the National Trust.
Sailing on Coniston Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.
Dow Crag, The Old Man and Wetherlam can be seen in the distance.
Rowing boat in the reeds of Coniston Water, Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Reedbeds at the southern end of Coniston Water, High Nibthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
Anthony Gormley statue overlooking Coniston Water at High Nibthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Anthony Gormley statue overlooking Coniston Water at High Nibthwaite in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A windswept tree on Torver Back Common with a backdrop of Coniston Old Man in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
Kelly Hall Tarn on Torver Back Common near Coniston in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The tarn was named after a building that has since been demolished.