Photographs of the attractive small coastal village of Allonby with neighbouring Crosscanonby and Mawbray in the Solway Coast National Landscape of Cumbria.
The beach at Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
The Scottish hill, Criffel can be seen on the far side of the Solway Firth.
Walkers with dog on the beach at Allonby on the West Coast 9of Cumbria.
There is a view of Criffel in Scotland over the Solway Firth.
The flags of Allonby and the historic county of Cumberland flying at the coastal village of Allonby on the Solway Coast, West Cumbria.
The bridge over Allonby Beck at Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
N.B. Some rust removed from the white railings.
A colourful row of cottages in the village of Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
The former Reading Room, Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
This fine red brick building was designed in 1862 by Alfred Waterhouse, the architect who designed the Natural History Museum in London.
The clock tower was a recent addition when the building was converted into a private residence.
The former Baths, Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
This is the rear view of the 1835 swimming baths. The top floor was a ballroom.
Now a private house.
The 1844 former Congregational Chapel at Allonby on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
Now a private house.
A bracing walk along the shingle shore at Beckfoot on the Solway Coast of Cumbria.
Milefortlet 21 at Crosscanonby near Maryport on the Solway Coast of West Cumbria.
A Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. This was one of several west coast milefortlets that extended the defences of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria.
Milefortlet 21 at Crosscanonby near Maryport on the coast of West Cumbria.
A Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. This was one of several west coast milefortlets that extended the defences of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria.
St. John the Evangelist's Church at Crosscanonby near Maryport in Cumbria.
The church stands on one of the earliest Christian sites in Cumbria. The present building dates from 1130 with 13th and 14th century additions and alterations. Late 19th century restoration work was carried out by C. J. Ferguson. Grade 1 listed.
The war memorial in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist's Church, Crosscanonby near Maryport, West Cumbria.
Viking hogback gravestones in the churchyard of St. John the Evangelist's Church at Crosscanonby, near Maryport in West Cumbria.
The tomb of John Smith, the local salt tax officer in the graveyard of St John the Evangelist's Church at Crosscanonby near Maryport, Cumbria.
John Smith died in 1730 and a carving on his tomb shows him working at his desk with a quill in his hand.
Saltpans at Croscannonby, on the Solway Firth, Cumbria.
A 17th century salt works, built be the Senhouses of Netherhall, and probably only operational from 1650 to 1736. As a child, my family had a caravan on the opposite side of the road and I used to play in the saltpans and ruined buildings on the site. The works were largely demolished in 1970.
Saltpans Beach, Crosscanonby near Maryport on the Solway Coast of Cumbria.
The Scottish hill, Criffel can be seen on the far side of the Solway Firth.
The view over the Solway Firth towards Criffel from the sand and shingle beach at Mawbray on the West Coast of Cumbria.
Mawbray Beck flowing through the sand dunes towards the Solway Firth at Mowbray on the West Coast of Cumbria.
The scottish Criffel is in the distance.
A WW2 concrete bombing arrow in the sand dunes on Mawbray Bank on the Solway Coast AONB of Cumbria.
This bombing range was built for use by the No:1 Operational Training Unit based at Silloth. They would fly down the coast, line up with the arrows and bomb targets out at sea.
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There is another smaller arrow close by.
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