Photographs of the former market town of Alston and the famous Hartside Pass on the edge of The Pennines in North Cumbria.
The market town of Alston in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Cumbria.
Looking down the steep Front Street from the Market Cross at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
At 1000ft / 300m above sea level, Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England.
The 18th century Market Cross at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
At 1000ft / 300m above sea level, Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England.
St Augustine's Church, Alston - the "Cathedral of the North Pennines", Cumbria.
The church was built in 1870 by JW Walton, but there has been a church on this site since the 12th century.
The 17th century Quaker Meeting House at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
The early 17th century Angel Inn and the spire of St Augustine's Church at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
A Cumberland County Council road sign and an 18th century century milestone which has been set into the wall of the Town Hall at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
The 1864 Walton Monument in front of the Town Hall at Alston in the North Pennines, Cumbria.
The monument is a 5m high granite column, first erected in 1864 to honour Jacob Walton (1809-1863) who played an important role in the development of lead mining in the region.
Alston Heritage Railway in the North Pennines, AONB Cumbria.
The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved 2 ft narrow gauge heritage railway.
The A686 at the 1904 ft / 580 m summit of Hartside Pass in the North Pennines AONB, Cumbria.
Snow poles at the summit of Hartside Pass on Gamblesby Fell in the North Pennines AONB, Cumbria.
Seat with a view towards Thack Moor from the 1904 ft / 580m summit of Hartside Pass on Gamblesby Fell in the North Pennines AONB, Cumbria.