Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Photos of Silverdale, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. Aerial shots have been taken from a hot-air balloon.
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SILVERDALE 01A - Aerial view of Silverdale
Aerial view of Silverdale in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 02A - St. John's Church
St John's Church, Silverdale, Lancashire.
St. John's is a medieval style church built in 1885 to a design by Ball and Elce.
St. John's is a medieval style church built in 1885 to a design by Ball and Elce.
SILVERDALE 20A - Silverdale Cove
Silverdale Cove on the Lancashire Coast.
The round tunnel shaped cave in Silverdale Cove is a small example of a phreatic tube cave, which was formed by water pressure when the limestone cliffs were covered by the sea. Pleasure steamers from Morecambe used to bring Victorian and Edwardian sightseers to the cove.
The round tunnel shaped cave in Silverdale Cove is a small example of a phreatic tube cave, which was formed by water pressure when the limestone cliffs were covered by the sea. Pleasure steamers from Morecambe used to bring Victorian and Edwardian sightseers to the cove.
SILVERDALE 21A - Red Rake
Red Rake Iron Mine in Silverdale Cove, Lancashire.
Haematite (iron ore) and copper ore were once mined here. The mine entrance and small jetty have now collapsed.
Haematite (iron ore) and copper ore were once mined here. The mine entrance and small jetty have now collapsed.
SILVERDALE 25A - Smelt Mill Chimney
The Smelt Mill Chimney near Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale on the Lancashire Coast.
From the 16th century copper ore was mined close to Jenny Brown’s Point. A smelt mill was built in the 18th century to separate the metal from the ore. Only the chimney, ruined jetty and a few scattered bricks remain of this small old industry.
From the 16th century copper ore was mined close to Jenny Brown’s Point. A smelt mill was built in the 18th century to separate the metal from the ore. Only the chimney, ruined jetty and a few scattered bricks remain of this small old industry.
SILVERDALE 25B - Smelt Mill Chimney
The Smelt Mill Chimney near Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale on the Lancashire Coast.
SILVERDALE 25C - Smelt Mill Chimney
The Smelt Mill Chimney at Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 26A - The Quicksand Pool
The Quicksand Pool passing the smelt mill chimney near Jenny Browns Point, Silverdale on the Lancashire Coast.
The Quicksand Pool flows from Leighton Moss into Morecambe Bay.
The Quicksand Pool flows from Leighton Moss into Morecambe Bay.
SILVERDALE 27A - Muddy channels
Muddy channels around a tributary of the Quicksand Pool near Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 27B - Muddy channels
Patterns in the mud banks around a tributary of the Quicksand Pool at Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 28A - The Embankment
The Embankment, near Jenny Brown's Point in Silverdale, Lancashire.
This long line of boulders stretching out to sea was to have been an expensive land reclamation project of the 1860s. The scheme was abandoned when the company ran out of money and The House of Lords refused to back it.
This long line of boulders stretching out to sea was to have been an expensive land reclamation project of the 1860s. The scheme was abandoned when the company ran out of money and The House of Lords refused to back it.
SILVERDALE 30A - Jenny Brown's Point
Jenny Brown's Point in Silverdale, Lancashire.
The Point is said to be named after Jenny who kept pigs here in the 18th century.
The Point is said to be named after Jenny who kept pigs here in the 18th century.
SILVERDALE 30B - Jenny Brown's Point
A walker on the sands off Jenny Brown's Point in Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 30C - Brown's Houses
Brown's Houses near Jenny Brown's Point, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
Little is known about Jenny Brown except that she kept pigs here in the 18th century.
Little is known about Jenny Brown except that she kept pigs here in the 18th century.
SILVERDALE 33A - Sea Lane
The sun casting shadows on the the tree-lined Sea Lane from Jenny Brown's Point in Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 34A Giant's Seat, Jack Scout
The huge limestone Giant's Seat on Jack Scout that affords wonderful views over the Kent Estuary. Silverdale, Lancashire
SILVERDALE 34C - The Kent Estuary
A distant view of Grange over Sands across the Kent Estuary from Jack Scout in Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 34CA - The View from Jack Scout
Storm clouds gather over Jack Scout and the Kent Estuary, Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 34D - Limekiln on Jack Scout
Jack Scout Limekiln, Silverdale, Lancashire.
Limekilns, built from the 17th to 19th centuries, were furnaces designed for the burning of limestone. This burning process produces quicklime which was used as agricultural fertiliser and for the production of building mortar. Kilns are set into the side of low hills so that carts could deliver and easily drop limestone and firewood into them. To prevent the kilns themselves from burning, they had to be lined with sandstone. It was a gruelling and dangerous job with many fatalities.
Limekilns, built from the 17th to 19th centuries, were furnaces designed for the burning of limestone. This burning process produces quicklime which was used as agricultural fertiliser and for the production of building mortar. Kilns are set into the side of low hills so that carts could deliver and easily drop limestone and firewood into them. To prevent the kilns themselves from burning, they had to be lined with sandstone. It was a gruelling and dangerous job with many fatalities.
SILVERDALE 38A - Lindeth Tower
Lindeth Tower, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
Elizabeth Gaskell, the 19th century author and biographer of Charlotte Bronte often stayed here. She enjoyed writing in the top floor sitting- room. Her novels include, Wives and Daughters, Cranford and Mary Barton..
Elizabeth Gaskell, the 19th century author and biographer of Charlotte Bronte often stayed here. She enjoyed writing in the top floor sitting- room. Her novels include, Wives and Daughters, Cranford and Mary Barton..
SILVERDALE 45A - Aerial view of Leighton Moss
Aerial view showing the management of the reed bed at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 46B - Flooded causeway, RSPB Leighton Moss
The flooded Causeway after torrential rain at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 47A - Footpath through the reedbed, Leighton Moss
Footpath through the reedbeds of RSPB Leighton Moss in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
This photo was taken in the RSPB Nature Reserve.
Admittance charge. Visit the website
This photo was taken in the RSPB Nature Reserve.
Admittance charge. Visit the website
SILVERDALE 47B - Evening sun, RSPB Leighton Moss
Evening sun over the reed beds of RSPB Leighton Moss in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire,.
This photo was taken from the sky tower in the RSPB Nature Reserve.
This photo was taken from the sky tower in the RSPB Nature Reserve.
SILVERDALE 47C - The main drain, RSPB Leighton Moss
The main drain, Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve, Silverdale in Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 47D - RSPB Leighton Moss
Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
Admission charge.
Admission charge.
SILVERDALE 48A - Swan family , Leighton Moss
Mute swan - Cygnus olor.
Mother and cygnets at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve in Silverdale, Lancashire.
Mother and cygnets at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve in Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 49A - Aerial view of Crag Foot
Aerial view of Crag Foot, The Embankment, Jenny Brown's Point and RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale, Lancashire.
Crag Foot Chimney was the site of a mid 19th century pumping station, built to drain the mosses so they could be used for agriculture. Since the pumping stopped, the area has reverted back to marshland and from 1974 it has become an important RSPB nature reserve. Regular dredging of the peat is needed to maintain the levels of open water on the reserve.
Crag Foot Chimney was the site of a mid 19th century pumping station, built to drain the mosses so they could be used for agriculture. Since the pumping stopped, the area has reverted back to marshland and from 1974 it has become an important RSPB nature reserve. Regular dredging of the peat is needed to maintain the levels of open water on the reserve.
SILVERDALE 55A - Aerial view of Hawes Water
Aerial view of Hawes Water in Gaitbarrows Nature Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 56A - Hawes Water
Hawes Water in Silverdale, Lancashire.
This small lake, lying in a deep limestone trough gouged out by glaciers, is the largest natural lake in Lancashire.
This small lake, lying in a deep limestone trough gouged out by glaciers, is the largest natural lake in Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 59A - Old summerhouse, Hawes Water
The ruined summerhouse of Challan Hall at Hawes Water, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
N.B. 'Do Not Enter' signs removed.
N.B. 'Do Not Enter' signs removed.
SILVERDALE 60A - Woodwell
Woodwell, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
Woodwell is one of several natural springs around Silverdale, where rainwater, seeping down through cracks in the limestone, reaches an impermeable layer of clay through which it can’t pass. Above such a layer the rock becomes saturated and the water is forced to move sideways as a spring. Woodwell was a popular drovers’ watering stop and a source of village water until the arrival of mains water in 1938.
Woodwell is one of several natural springs around Silverdale, where rainwater, seeping down through cracks in the limestone, reaches an impermeable layer of clay through which it can’t pass. Above such a layer the rock becomes saturated and the water is forced to move sideways as a spring. Woodwell was a popular drovers’ watering stop and a source of village water until the arrival of mains water in 1938.
SILVERDALE 61A - Woodwell Pond
The pond fed by a natural spring at Woodwell, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 64A - Ponies, Waterslack
Ponies in a field at Waterslack in Silverdale, Lancashire.
Trowbarrow Quarry can be seen in the distance.
Trowbarrow Quarry can be seen in the distance.
SILVERDALE 66A - The Shelter Stone, Trowbarrow
The Shelter Stone at Trowbarrow Quarry, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
This large plug of limestone was used as a shelter by quarry workers.
This large plug of limestone was used as a shelter by quarry workers.
SILVERDALE 67A - Stick and coral fossils at Trowbarrow
Trace stick fossils and coral fossil on the limestone walls of Trowbarrow Quarry in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
The trace stick fossils are the tubes of excreted material left behind by sand burrowing creatures such as worms or shellfish.
The trace stick fossils are the tubes of excreted material left behind by sand burrowing creatures such as worms or shellfish.
SILVERDALE 67B - Trace stick fossils, Trowbarrow
Trace stick fossils on the limestone walls of Trowbarrow Quarry in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
The trace stick fossils are the tubes of excreted material left behind by sand burrowing creatures such as worms or shellfish.
The trace stick fossils are the tubes of excreted material left behind by sand burrowing creatures such as worms or shellfish.
SILVERDALE 67C - Colonial coral fossils
Coral fossil on the limestone walls of Trowbarrow Quarry in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 72A - Beech Circle, Eaves Wood
The Beech Circle, Eaves Wood, Silverdale in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
SILVERDALE 74B - The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot, Eaves Wood, Silverdale in Lancashire.
The pepperpot, a small tower 5 metres high, was built by a Mr Bowskill to commemmorate the Golden Jubillee of Queen Vistoria in 1887.
The pepperpot, a small tower 5 metres high, was built by a Mr Bowskill to commemmorate the Golden Jubillee of Queen Vistoria in 1887.
SILVERDALE 80D - Filming BBC Autumnwatch
BBC television crew filming Autumnwatch in Silverdale, Lancashire 2013.
SILVERDALE 81E - BBC Autumnwatch presenters
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Huhes Games'
Photo taken during the 2014 filming of the BBC Autumnwatch in Silverdale, Lancashire.
Photo taken during the 2014 filming of the BBC Autumnwatch in Silverdale, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 01A - Aerial view of Leighton Hall
Aerial view of Leighton Hall and Leighton Park, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
Leighton Hall is the historic home of the Gillow family.
There has been a fortified manor house on this site since the 13th century, but the first building was destroyed by Government troops during the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was rebuilt in 1763, and its Gothic facade was added in 1800.
Leighton hall is now open to the public, with regular falconry displays. Visit the website
Leighton Hall is the historic home of the Gillow family.
There has been a fortified manor house on this site since the 13th century, but the first building was destroyed by Government troops during the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was rebuilt in 1763, and its Gothic facade was added in 1800.
Leighton hall is now open to the public, with regular falconry displays. Visit the website
YEALAND CONYERS 01B - Leighton Hall
Leighton Hall, the historic seat of the Gillow family at Yealand Conyers near Silverdale, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 02A - Leighton Park
A view of Leighton Hall and Leighton Moss from the public footpath through Leighton Park, Yealand Conyers, Silverdale, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 02B - Leighton Park
A view of Leighton Hall and Leighton Moss from the public footpath through Leighton Park, Yealand Conyers, Silverdale, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS - Summer house remains, Summerhouse Hill
All that remains of the summer house on Summerhouse Hill in Leighton Park, Yealand Conyers, Lancashire.
The stone foundations of a gazebo, built around 1816, which burnt down and was dismantled in the 1950s.
The stone foundations of a gazebo, built around 1816, which burnt down and was dismantled in the 1950s.
YEALAND CONYERS 04A - Split boulder, Summerhouse Hill
The split boulder on Summerhouse Hill, Leighton Park, Yealand Conyers, Lancashire.
There are a number of large stone boulders on Summerhouse Hill. They may be erratics, but there is speculation that they once formed a giant stone circle. If this is the case, some must have been removed, and perhaps this one was split in an attempt to remove it.
There are a number of large stone boulders on Summerhouse Hill. They may be erratics, but there is speculation that they once formed a giant stone circle. If this is the case, some must have been removed, and perhaps this one was split in an attempt to remove it.
YEALAND CONYERS 10A - Quaker Meeting House
The 1692 Quaker Meeting House at Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
The Society of Friends has a long history here. Richard Hubberthorne, one of the early Quaker preachers was from Yealand Redmayne, and George Fox preached a sermon in the village in 1652.
The Society of Friends has a long history here. Richard Hubberthorne, one of the early Quaker preachers was from Yealand Redmayne, and George Fox preached a sermon in the village in 1652.
YEALAND CONYERS 11A - Quaker graveyard
The Quaker graveyard at the Meeting House, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 12A - Mounting Block, Quaker Meeting House
The mounting block at the Quaker Meeting House and Old School in Yealand Conyers, Lancashire.
Date uncertain. Grade 11 listed.
Date uncertain. Grade 11 listed.
YEALAND CONYERS 13A - Quaker Old School
The Old School, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
A Quaker school started in 1709 and closed in 1920. The clock and plaque on the wall commemorate the Quaker martyr, Richard Hubberthorne from Yealand Redmayne. Hubberthorne was imprisoned for his beliefs and died in Newgate Jail in 1662.
The building is now a Quaker hostel.
A Quaker school started in 1709 and closed in 1920. The clock and plaque on the wall commemorate the Quaker martyr, Richard Hubberthorne from Yealand Redmayne. Hubberthorne was imprisoned for his beliefs and died in Newgate Jail in 1662.
The building is now a Quaker hostel.
YEALAND CONYERS 15A -St. John the Evangelist's Church
The 1838 St John the Evangelist's Church, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 17A - St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
This Roman Catholic church was built in 1852 for Richard Gillow of Leighton Hall, and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley.
This Roman Catholic church was built in 1852 for Richard Gillow of Leighton Hall, and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley.
YEALAND CONYERS 19A - Village pump
The old village water pump, Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
YEALAND CONYERS 20A - Old Village Pump
Old water pump in a field at Yealand Conyers in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.
YEALAND REDMAYNE 12A - Deepdale Pond
Deepdale Pond in Deepdale Wood near Yealand Redmayne in Lancashire.
This area was once an underground cave, but the roof collapsed, leaving a deep hollow called a doline. Water collected in the doline, creating a pond. It was much bigger before 1916, but an explosion at a Morecambe munitions factory caused shock waves which disturbed the underlying rocks and much of the water drained away.
Formerly called Lily Pond, it was a popular site for picnics up until the explosion.
The area is now bog.and part of an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). .
This area was once an underground cave, but the roof collapsed, leaving a deep hollow called a doline. Water collected in the doline, creating a pond. It was much bigger before 1916, but an explosion at a Morecambe munitions factory caused shock waves which disturbed the underlying rocks and much of the water drained away.
Formerly called Lily Pond, it was a popular site for picnics up until the explosion.
The area is now bog.and part of an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). .