The Lake District - A Rare Insight

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The Lake District is seen by millions of visitors every year, but few have seen it as in the images presented in this book.The villages and mountains so familiar to today's tourists and locals alike are seen in a former age, when the car was new and the land was worked rather than walked. Taken from private collections and picture postcard images from the early 20th century, 'The Lake District: A Rare Insight' includes hundreds of fascinating historic images of Cumbria.The scenes show traditional buildings and rural scenes before the area became a National Park. See popular locations such as Keswick, Bowness, Hawkshead, Rydal, Penrith, Kendal, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Ambleside along with all of the lakes and mountains which make up the Lake District. Also, discover how the landscape inspired famous artists, writers and poets like William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, and the places they called home.The perfect companion to the past for anyone with an interest in the Lake District and its past.