Lake District Photography: Photos of Haweswater and Bampton in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
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BAMPTON 10A - Red K6 telephone kiosk of 'Withnail and I' fame
The red K6 telephone box associated with the 1968 cult film, 'Withanail and I' at Bampton near Shap in Cumbria.
The phone box is still a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film and there is even a visitor's book inside.
The phone box is still a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film and there is even a visitor's book inside.
BAMPTON 11A - Visitor book in the 'Withnail and I' phone box
The visitor's book in the red K6 telephone box associated with the 1968 cult film, 'Withanail and I' at Bampton near Shap in Cumbria.
The phone box is still a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film.
The phone box is still a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film.
BAMPTON 20A - Haweswater Beck
The lush green ferns and mosses on the banks of Haweswater Beck at Bampton near Shap in the Eden District of Cumbria.
BAMPTON 25A - Naddle Old Bridge
Naddle Old Bridge spanning Haweswater Beck near Bampton in the Eden District of Cumbria.
This old packhorse bridge with no parapets probably dates from the 18th century. It was superseded as a road bridge by the newer one of the 1860s that lays right beside it.
This old packhorse bridge with no parapets probably dates from the 18th century. It was superseded as a road bridge by the newer one of the 1860s that lays right beside it.
BAMPTON 27A - Halfa Bridge
The 18th century Halfa Bridge spanning Haweswater Beck at Bampton in the Eden District of Cumbria.
BAMPTON GRANGE 01A - St Patrick's Church
St Patrick's Church, Bampton Grange near Shap in the Eden District of Cumbria.
A church on this site was first mentioned in 1170 when it was attached to Shap Abbey, but most of the present church was built in the 1720s.
A church on this site was first mentioned in 1170 when it was attached to Shap Abbey, but most of the present church was built in the 1720s.
BAMPTON GRANGE - 04A - Church Bridge and village
Church Bridge and the River Lowther at Bampton Grange in the Eden district of Cumbria.
This dressed red sandstone bridge dates from the late 18th to early 19th century.
This dressed red sandstone bridge dates from the late 18th to early 19th century.
HAWESWATER 02A - Haweswater Dam
The dam wall, Haweswater Reservoir in the Lake District, Cumbria.
In 1919, the people of Mardale Green learnt that Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement of the day, which granted them permission to build a dam and drown the hamlet. It is said that not a penny was paid in compensation to the folks who lost their homes and livelihoods.
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In 1919, the people of Mardale Green learnt that Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement of the day, which granted them permission to build a dam and drown the hamlet. It is said that not a penny was paid in compensation to the folks who lost their homes and livelihoods.
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HAWESWATER 03A - Haweswater Tower
The draw-off tower at Haweswater Reservoir in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The tower was built from the stonework and windows that came from the dismantled Holy Trinity Church at Mardale Green.
The tower was built from the stonework and windows that came from the dismantled Holy Trinity Church at Mardale Green.
HAWESWATER 10A - Old Corpse Road signpost, Haweswater
The Old Corpse Road footpath sign at Haweswater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
Before Holy Trinity Church at Mardale got its own cemetry, the dead had to be carried from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head, and then on to Shap for burial. The last body to be carried along the Corpse Road was John Holme in 1736.
The hamlet of Mardale Green was flooded in the 1930's when the reservoir was built.
Before Holy Trinity Church at Mardale got its own cemetry, the dead had to be carried from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head, and then on to Shap for burial. The last body to be carried along the Corpse Road was John Holme in 1736.
The hamlet of Mardale Green was flooded in the 1930's when the reservoir was built.
HAWESWATER 11A - Haweswater from the Old Corpse Road
Haweswater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Haweswater Reservoir from the Old Corpse Road that was used to carry the dead from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head and then on to Shap for burial.
A view of Haweswater Reservoir from the Old Corpse Road that was used to carry the dead from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head and then on to Shap for burial.
HAWESWATER 11B - Cairn on the Old Corpse Road
A glimpse of Haweswater from a cairn on the Old Corpse Road that ran from Mardale, via Swindale, to Shap in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Riggindale and Kidsty Pike can be seen in the background with Eagle Crag on the ridge to the left of the photo.
Riggindale and Kidsty Pike can be seen in the background with Eagle Crag on the ridge to the left of the photo.
HAWESWATER 15A - Peat cutters' huts on the Old Corpse Road
Stone peat cutters' huts on the Old Corpse Road above Haweswater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Before Holy Trinity Church in Mardale Green got its own cemetry, the dead had to be carried from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head, and then on to Shap for burial. The last body to be carried along the Corpse Road was John Holme in 1736.
The hamlet of Mardale Green was flooded in the 1930s when the reservoir was built. It lay at the head of the valley, behind the huts in the photo.
Before Holy Trinity Church in Mardale Green got its own cemetry, the dead had to be carried from Mardale, over the tops to Swindale Head, and then on to Shap for burial. The last body to be carried along the Corpse Road was John Holme in 1736.
The hamlet of Mardale Green was flooded in the 1930s when the reservoir was built. It lay at the head of the valley, behind the huts in the photo.
MARDALE 10A - Mardale Burial Ground
Mardale Burial Ground, St Michael's Church, Shap in Cumbria.
Holy Trinity Church at Mardale only got its own cemetry in the 1700s. Prior to that, bodies had to be carried over the fells to Shap for burial. With the flooding of the valley in the 1930s, all the bodies that had been buried at Holy Trinity Church were exhumed and moved to new burial grounds. One hundred and four bodies were moved to this site at St Michael's Church in Shap.
It was in 1919, that the people of Mardale Green learnt that Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement of the day, which granted them permission to build a dam and drown the hamlet. It is said that not a penny was paid in compensation to the folks who lost their homes and livelihoods.
Holy Trinity Church at Mardale only got its own cemetry in the 1700s. Prior to that, bodies had to be carried over the fells to Shap for burial. With the flooding of the valley in the 1930s, all the bodies that had been buried at Holy Trinity Church were exhumed and moved to new burial grounds. One hundred and four bodies were moved to this site at St Michael's Church in Shap.
It was in 1919, that the people of Mardale Green learnt that Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement of the day, which granted them permission to build a dam and drown the hamlet. It is said that not a penny was paid in compensation to the folks who lost their homes and livelihoods.