Photographs of the Duddon Valley (Dunnerdale), Broughton in Furness and Corney Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Market Square, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria.
The 1810 obelisk, built to commemorate the golden jubilee of George III stands in the centre of the market square. The stocks and stone fish slab upon which traders would sell fish, are of uncertain date.
The old market hall and town hall, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria.
Built in 1760 as the town's market hall, this Georgian building has a bell tower and clock. It stands in the Georgian square which was designed by the Lord of the Manor, John Gilpin Sawrey in 1760.
Looking towards Penn and the Dunnerdale Fells from the Corney Fell Road, near Duddon Bridge in Cumbria.
A view of Knott Hill and the Duddon Estuary from the Corney Fell Road, Swinside, Cumbria.
A view over the wild moorland of Corney Fell to Ulpha Park in the Duddon Valley (Dunnerdale) with a backdrop of the Scafell and Coniston Fells in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Ulpha and Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley (Dunnerdale) from Corney Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view over Ulpha Park to the Coniston Fells from the Corney Fell Road in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Duddon Bridge Iron Furnace near Broughton In Furness, Cumbria.
The restored Duddon Ironworks which was operational from 1736 to 1866 is one of the finest and most complete charcoal-fired blast furnaces in Britain.
Inside the casting arch of the furnace at Duddon Bridge Ironworks near Broughton In Furness, Cumbria.
There were three entrances to the furnace: The charging arch, the blowing arch and the casting arch. This photo shows the casting arch on the left where the molten metal and slag were tapped off, and the blowing arch to the right which was connected to water-powered bellows.
Bluebells in High Wood, Duddon Bridge near Broughton in Furness, Cumbria.
A view over the River Duddon to the hamlet of Hall Dunnerdale in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
Looking over the River Duddon to some silver birch trees of Hardnott Forest in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
Hardknott Forest at the northern end of the Duddon Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria.
This 630 hectare site is being restored to native habitats of oak and birch woodland, peatbogs, heather and grassland.
Hedge planting near Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria.
Sheep fleece used as a mulch to encourage growth of the hedging plants and suppress weeds. The hedge is bordered with fencing to protect it from grazing livestock.
The River Duddon near Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley (Dunnerdale) in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
White water kayaking on the River Duddon at Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley (Dunnerdale) in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Verbal permission given.
Footpath through birch trees to the foot of Wallbarrow Crag at Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
Holy Trinity Church, Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria.
Built in 1874 to a design by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
For 67 years the curate of Holy Trinity was the Rev Robert Walker who was made famous by the poet William Wordsworth. Wordsworth called him 'Wonderful Walker' and referred to him in his sonnet, 'Seathwaite Chapel'.
Holy Trinity Church, Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria. Built in 1874 to a design by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
For 67 years the curate of Holy Trinity was the Rev Robert Walker who was made famous by the poet William Wordsworth. Wordsworth called him 'Wonderful Walker' and referred to him in his sonnet, Seathwaite Chapel.
Birks Bridge spanning the River Duddon north of Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
This 18th century stone bridge has built in drain pipes and rectangular openings for drainage. Grade 2 Listed.
The River Duddon flowing through the gorge beneath Birks Bridge in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria.
The River Duddon tumbling south through a narrow gorge towards Birks Bridge in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria
The deep pools in the River Duddon to the south of Birks Bridge near Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
Swinside Stone Circle and Lath Rigg near Broughton in Furness in Cumbria.
Swinside of the finest stone circles in Britain. Situated on Swinside Fell, this Bronze Age circle consists of 55 stones up to 3 metres high, and has a diameter of 27.5 metres. Its entrance appears to line up with the winter sunset. The circle's other name, Sunken Kirk, came from a legend that the devil kept pulling down a church that people were trying to build.
Swinside Stone Circle and Lath Rigg near Broughton in Furness in Cumbria.
Swinside of the finest stone circles in Britain. Situated on Swinside Fell, this Bronze Age circle consists of 55 stones up to 3 metres high, and has a diameter of 27.5 metres. Its entrance appears to line up with the winter sunset. The circle's other name, Sunken Kirk, came from a legend that the devil kept pulling down a church that people were trying to build.
There is believed to have been a church on this site since the 13th century, but this present building is probably 17th century with later alterations.Church of St. John the Baptist, Ulpha, Duddon Valley, Dunnerdale, church, bellcote. te since the 13th century, but this present building is probably 17th century with later alterations.
Theinterior of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Ulpha in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria.
There is a late medieval font, remnants of early 18th century wall paintings and the altar was made from the wood of a fruit tree and bears the initials of Thmoas Stephenson who was the church warden in 1882.
The attractive row of ten almshouses at Ulpha in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.
The Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust was founded in 1907 and the ten cottages were built in 1914 to provide housing for those in need and of good character who were born in Ulpha. An inscription on the central cottage reads, "The Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouses. These houses were built and endowed by their only son, John Gunson, as a memorial of his great love for his parents".
The 17th or 18th century Ulpha Bridge spanning the River duddon in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria
A row of cottages beneath Rainsbarrow Wood at the foot of The Pike, Ulpha in the Duddon Valley of Cumbria.