Yorkshire Dales Photography: Photos of Clapham and Gaping Gill in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire. Aerial shots have been taken from a hot-air balloon.
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CLAPHAM 05A - Clapham village
A view of Clapham village from Clapham Bridge and Clapham Beck in the Yorkshire Dales.
CLAPHAM 06A - Clapham Bridge
Clapham Bridge spanning Clapham Beck in the Yorkshire Dales village of Clapham, North Yorkshire.
CLAPHAM 09A - Market Cross
Clapham Market Cross, Yorkshire Dales.
The base of the cross is probably 14th century. The cross and shaft were 1897 additions.
The base of the cross is probably 14th century. The cross and shaft were 1897 additions.
CLAPHAM 11A - The Church of St. James
The Church of St. James, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Apart from the 15th century Norman Perpendicular tower, the church was much rebuilt in 1814 with funding from the Farrer family of Ingleborough Hall.
Apart from the 15th century Norman Perpendicular tower, the church was much rebuilt in 1814 with funding from the Farrer family of Ingleborough Hall.
CLAPHAM 13A - Clapham Falls
Clapham Falls, Clapham, North Yorkshire.
Clapham Beck tumbles down from The Lake into the village.Telegraph wires removed.
Clapham Beck tumbles down from The Lake into the village.Telegraph wires removed.
CLAPHAM 15A - Brokken Bridge
Brokken Bridge, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
This lovely little bridge spanning Clapham Beck is probably a 18th century footbridge.
This lovely little bridge spanning Clapham Beck is probably a 18th century footbridge.
CLAPHAM 20A - Millennium Stone
The Millennium Stone in the car park at Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A sculpted history of Clapham by Fiona Bowley for the year 2,000. .
A sculpted history of Clapham by Fiona Bowley for the year 2,000. .
CLAPHAM 22A - Thwaite Lane Tunnels
Thwaite Lane Tunnels, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Thwaite Lane is an ancient packhorse route much used by the monks of Fountains Abbey who owned a lot of property in the area. The Farrers of Ingleborough Hall built the tunnels around 1833 so that they could extend their estate grounds over the lane.
Thwaite Lane is an ancient packhorse route much used by the monks of Fountains Abbey who owned a lot of property in the area. The Farrers of Ingleborough Hall built the tunnels around 1833 so that they could extend their estate grounds over the lane.
CLAPHAM 24A - Long Lane
Long Lane, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Long Lane, an ancient packhorse route for the transportation of goods, would also have been used by drovers for the movement of sheep and cattle. Long Lane connected Clapham with Selside and then linked up with other routes to Hawes. From Clapham the route south probably ran to Sawley Abbey. The original routes only started to become walled in the late Middle Ages with the introduction of the Enclosure Act and the dissolution of the monasteries.
Long Lane, an ancient packhorse route for the transportation of goods, would also have been used by drovers for the movement of sheep and cattle. Long Lane connected Clapham with Selside and then linked up with other routes to Hawes. From Clapham the route south probably ran to Sawley Abbey. The original routes only started to become walled in the late Middle Ages with the introduction of the Enclosure Act and the dissolution of the monasteries.
CLAPHAM 35A - Trow Gill
Trow Gill, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Some believe this spectacular wooded limestone gorge was formed when the roof of a subterranean cavern in the Gaping Gill system collapsed, but it was more likely to have been carved by the flow of glacial meltwater.
Some believe this spectacular wooded limestone gorge was formed when the roof of a subterranean cavern in the Gaping Gill system collapsed, but it was more likely to have been carved by the flow of glacial meltwater.
CLAPHAM 36A - Trow Gill with rock climbers
Rock climbers on the dramatic vertical limestome cliffs of Trow Gill near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
CLAPHAM 39A - Swaledale sheep beside Bar Pot
A view of Little Ingleborough from Bar Pot, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill Cave System. A Swaledale sheep stands in the foreground.
Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill Cave System. A Swaledale sheep stands in the foreground.
CLAPHAM 40A - Gaping Gill
Gaping Gill, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
At a depth of 105 metres (344 feet), this is the largest, deepest and best known pothole in the UK. The main shaft was first descended by the Frenchman E.A.Martel in 1895 using wood and rope ladders. He stayed in the cavern for a couple of hours and did some amazingly accurate mapping. It wasn’t until 1983 that divers made a connection with Ingleborough Cave.
Local pothole clubs now organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience!
At a depth of 105 metres (344 feet), this is the largest, deepest and best known pothole in the UK. The main shaft was first descended by the Frenchman E.A.Martel in 1895 using wood and rope ladders. He stayed in the cavern for a couple of hours and did some amazingly accurate mapping. It wasn’t until 1983 that divers made a connection with Ingleborough Cave.
Local pothole clubs now organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience!
CLAPHAM 42A - Gaping Gill Winch Meet
Gaping Gill, Clapham, North Yorkshire. Craven Pothole Club Winch Meet for the descent of the huge pothole, Gaping Gill on the slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Local pothole clubs organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience!
Local pothole clubs organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience!
CLAPHAM 46A - Little Ingleborough
Two walkers on the footpath from Little Ingleborough to Gaping Gill in the Yorkshire Dales.
CLAPHAM 50A - Ingleborough Estate Trail
The Ingleborough Eastate Trail, Clapham, North Yorkshire.
The Ingleborough Estate was designed by Reginald Farrer of Ingleborough Hall. REGINALD FARRER Farrer lived at the Hall until his death from diphtheria in the Burmese mountains at the early age of forty. Many operations to a cleft palate led to a home education and solitary childhood spent studying rare alpine plants on the Ingleborough fells. He later became a pioneer of natural rock garden design, a writer, botanical explorer and plant collector. Several plant species have been named after him such as Geranium Farreri. Many plants collected on his far eastern travels were used to create the appearance of an Himalayan valley on the Ingleborough Estate.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
The Ingleborough Estate was designed by Reginald Farrer of Ingleborough Hall. REGINALD FARRER Farrer lived at the Hall until his death from diphtheria in the Burmese mountains at the early age of forty. Many operations to a cleft palate led to a home education and solitary childhood spent studying rare alpine plants on the Ingleborough fells. He later became a pioneer of natural rock garden design, a writer, botanical explorer and plant collector. Several plant species have been named after him such as Geranium Farreri. Many plants collected on his far eastern travels were used to create the appearance of an Himalayan valley on the Ingleborough Estate.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
CLAPHAM 52A - The Lake
The Lake, Ingleboorough Estate Trail, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The tiny valley of Clapdale was damned in the early 19th century to provide water for the village. Since 1893 the water has powered turbines to generate electricity for the estate and to give Clapham the first street lighting in Yorkshire. Reginald Farrer used a shotgun to fire rock plant seeds onto the cliffs at the far side of the lake.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
The tiny valley of Clapdale was damned in the early 19th century to provide water for the village. Since 1893 the water has powered turbines to generate electricity for the estate and to give Clapham the first street lighting in Yorkshire. Reginald Farrer used a shotgun to fire rock plant seeds onto the cliffs at the far side of the lake.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
CLAPHAM 52B - Ingleborough Estate Trail
Ingleboorough Estate Trail following the banks of The Lake at Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The tiny valley of Clapdale was damned in the early 19th century to provide water for the village. Since 1893 the water has powered turbines to generate electricity for the estate and to give Clapham the first street lighting in Yorkshire. Reginald Farrer used a shotgun to fire rock plant seeds onto the cliffs at the far side of the lake.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
The tiny valley of Clapdale was damned in the early 19th century to provide water for the village. Since 1893 the water has powered turbines to generate electricity for the estate and to give Clapham the first street lighting in Yorkshire. Reginald Farrer used a shotgun to fire rock plant seeds onto the cliffs at the far side of the lake.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
CLAPHAM 54A - The Grotto
The Grotto Ingleborough Estate Trail, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The Grotto was a 19th century folly, used as a shelter.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
The Grotto was a 19th century folly, used as a shelter.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
CLAPHAM 56A - Clapham Beck
Clapham Beck flowing alongside the track to Ingleborough Cave, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
Small admission charge to The Trail.
CLAPHAM 57A - Beck Head
Beck Head near Ingleborouh Cave, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Fell Beck drops into Gaping Gill and makes an underground journey to emerge here at Beck Head as the newly formed, Clapham Beck.
Fell Beck drops into Gaping Gill and makes an underground journey to emerge here at Beck Head as the newly formed, Clapham Beck.
CLAPHAM 58A - Ingleborough Cave entrance
Ingleborough Cave, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The cave entrance had been visible for centuries, but in 1837 Reginald Farrer’s workmen broke away a huge stalagmite barrier to release the waters of an underground lake and open up the cave. Now visitors can make a 1 km journey through one of the best show-caves in the UK, passing some amazing limestone formations with stalactites and stalagmites up to 350 million years old. Admission charge. Visit the website .
The cave entrance had been visible for centuries, but in 1837 Reginald Farrer’s workmen broke away a huge stalagmite barrier to release the waters of an underground lake and open up the cave. Now visitors can make a 1 km journey through one of the best show-caves in the UK, passing some amazing limestone formations with stalactites and stalagmites up to 350 million years old. Admission charge. Visit the website .