Photographs of the villages of Gosforth, Drigg and Seascale on the West Cumbria Coast.
Cork oak - Quercus suber.
A cork oak tree in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church at Gosforth in Cumbria.
Sand dunes on Drigg Beach in West Cumbria.
Black Combe can be seen in the distance.
Ripples in the sand on Drigg Beach in West Cumbria.
The cliffs of St Bees Head can be seen in the far distance.
WW2 gunnery range observation post in the sand dunes on Drigg Beach in West Cumbria.
Holme Bridge near Drigg in West Cumbria.
Holme Bridge is a 17th/18th century packhorse bridge over the River Irt near Drigg.
St. Mary's Church, Gosforth in Cumbria.
St Mary's Church has many early medieval fragments incorporated into the structure. The famous Gosforth Cross stands in the graveyard and two hogback tombstones are on display inside the church. The hogbacks were discovered in the foundations of the 12th century church when much restoration and rebuilding work was carried out in the 19th century. Grade 1 Listed
The 10th century Norse high cross at St. Mary's Church, Gosforth, Cumbria.
The Gosforth Cross bears carvings that represent both Viking mythology and Christian symbolism. This is one of the most important crosses in Cumbria and there is a reproduction of it in the Cast Courts of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
The 10th century Norse high cross at St. Mary's Church, Gosforth, Cumbria.
The Gosforth Cross bears carvings that represent both Viking mythology and Christian symbolism. This is one of the most important crosses in Cumbria and there is a reproduction of it in the Cast Courts of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
The base of a Norse cross in St Mary's Churchyard, Gosforth, Cumbria.
Hogback Viking tombstones in St Mary's Church, Gosforth, Cumbria.
These two hogback tombstones were discovered in the foundations of the 12th century church when much restoration and rebuilding work was carried out in the 19th century.
Medieval tombstones in the porch of St Mary's Church, Gosforth, West Cumbria.
The Chinese Bell in St Mary's Church Gosforth, Cumbria.
The bell was cast in 1839 and captured in 1841 by Sir Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse from the Anninghoy Fort at the mouth of the Pearl River, Maccao. It was donated to St Mary's Church in 1844 and a local blacksmith made a clapper for it to be hung in the bell tower. However Chinese bells are meant to be struck from the outside so the bell cracked and was taken down.
The cannon balls came from the Dardanelles during the Crimean war.
The Library and Village Hall, Gosforth, Cumbria.
This former house is the oldest building in Gosforth. Formerly known as Gosforth Gate and later, Denton Hill, the house had many owners which can be traced back to 1598. The datestone reads "1628 IOHN ET MARGRAT SHEARWEN".
The east face of the 1812 milestone positioned on the wall of the schoolroom for girls at the former High School, Gosforth, Cumbria.
Mother and son enjoying the dramatic skies over the beach at Seascale in West Cumbria.
A distant Isle of Man can just be seen on the horizon.
A car on the tideline at Seascale Beach in West Cumbria.
The Isle of Man can be seen in the distance.
A family walking on Seascale Beach in West Cumbria.
The cliffs of St Bees Head can be seen in the distance and the Scottish Criffel can just be seen on the horizon.