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| Cartmel interior |
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| Bishop's chair |
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| A Scarlet Lion |
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| View from the roof |
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| My talk at Cartmel Priory |
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| Where we were staying |
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| We saw lots of these |
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| View from the cottage window |
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| Wild violets in a hedgerow |
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| Book Signing at Cartmel |
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| Tea after my talk |
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| Book signing |
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| Different view of the gathering afterwards |
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| Me at William's commemorative plaque |
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| It rains a LOT in Cumbria |
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| Ruins of Gleaston Castle |
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| Bull in the field next to the ruined castle |
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| Walking along the edge of coastal saltmarsh in the rain |
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| Another pic of the salt marshes |
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| Shamrocks in Grizedale Forest |
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| Grizedale Forest |
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| More Grizedale |
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| Grizedale in the cloud |
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| A thoughtful Pip at Elterwater |
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| Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge |
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| Elterwater to Skelwith Bride |
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| Skelwith Brige |
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| Back to Cartmel as a tourist |
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| William Marshal's banner hanging over the pulpil |
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| 14thC misericord in the Choir |
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| Carved pillar in the Choir |
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| Another misericord |
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| original arches from the Marshal period |
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| Shrine to local people killed while protecting Cartmel |
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| The author in civvies |
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| The bells |
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| Rydall Water |
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| View from near the cottage |
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| Taz and Jack at Wastwater |
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| Wastwater |
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| The sea at St. Bees |
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| Cliff path at St Bees |
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| St Bees with Sellafield in the far distance |
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| Coastal path |
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| Cottage at night |
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| Head on the barn door. |
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| Gorse in bloom St Bees Head |
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ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Cartmel is indeed a beautiful place and so wonderful that it still honours sir William! As for the rest of the week, shame it rained but it all still looks stunning - especially where you were staying. Hope that you and the boys (R included) had a great time x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photography and wonderful subject matter.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the misericord with the mermaid: Is that a comb or a book in her right hand? What is the orb about? I visited an Irish church with a mermaid carving, which was believed to be a representation of St. Bridget/Brid, actually a pagan holdover into the pantheon of saints. The mermaid also reminded illiterate believers of the missionary voyages of St. Columba.
Looking at Grizdale forest I can imagine being back in time - it looks so empty and magical. Hope to get there one day but will have to pick a time of year when it's dry, I guess.
ReplyDeleteIt's a comb Christy - I'm sure there's plenty of symbolism involved, but I don't knhow what.
ReplyDeleteCharmaine, picking a dry time of year in the Lake District is a real case of Russian Roulette. You just never know! It's naturally wet a lot of the time...
Jules, I have an interesting story to tell you about Cartmel next time we get together!
I love these pictures! What a gorgeous place. Although that forest looks all kinds of wrong for a forest - no gum trees or lyrebirds.
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