Honister Slate Mine

Guided tour of  Honister slate mine, sketching in the darkness - got dripped on! The miners all lived in a bothy near the mine, mine shut in 1989 and was reopened by local man.....No roofing slates now- they make cheeseboards and kitchen worktops and people pay to dangle over the Honister pass on a Via Ferrata. Sadly the owner was killed in a helicopter crash near the mine a few years ago.  

 

Atomic Theory

We liked the beer named in honour of a Cockermouth hero and were glad of a jar after a foot-crunching descent from the Fairfield Horseshoe...

 

Stone Arthur

The Lakes at last! Up hill and down dale around Grasmere....

 

 

Paint or Ain't

This one is for the Quiztastic Julie Sharples

Tools

Today I have been mostly drawing ...tools

John Bottomley woz 'ere, 1861

Newly-painted milestone at Farnley Road/ Storthes Hall. Top job!

Stones and Posts

Some old stones and a gas light post from my bike rides when it wasn't raining...