Description
Three million people journey to the Lake District
every year to spend a few days among some of the
most glorious scenery in Britain. The energetic
come to climb, walk the fells, sailor waterski on
the lakes, while the majority picnic, stroll, fish,
look for rare minerals, and paint or photograph
the peaceful green landscape.
The visitors easily outnumber the local people,
a surprising number of whom earn their living in
enterprises, such as farming and forestry, that
owe little or nothing to the tourist trade. They
have their own ways, striding the fells in the
worst of winter weather to care for their unique
breeds of sheep and finding their recreation in
fell-running, hunting (in the wake of John Peel),
hound-trailing and Cumberland wrestling.
These two sides to the Lake District are
revealed in the Introduction by Cubby Acland,
until recently the Regional Agent of the National
Trust. His deep knowledge of and concern for the
Lakes brim over into a strongly argued case for
the careful preservation of the area for the
enjoyment of future generations of residents and
visitors. The dual threads of Lakeland life are
reflected too in the 130 magnificent colour
pictures by Bill Davidson and Bob Thomlinson,
both of whom live in Cumbria. They delight in
the Lake District and its people and; with the
skill and patience of the craftsman, share their
delight with us in some of the most sensitive and
subtle photographs ever published of villages and
country houses, locals and tourists, set against the
dramatic backdrop of lake and fell, lush valley and
bare hillside with, over all, the softly washed
skies of the Lake District.
C. H. D. (Cubby) Acland, of Devonshire stock,
first became acquainted with the Lake District
during childhood visits. Since the war it was
his chosen horrte and where he worked for many
years as Regional Agent for the National Trust.
He was a dedicated preservationist, not only of
the scenery, but also of natural history, and was
a member of the Lake District Planning Board
for twenty years. He occasionally contributed
articles to Country Life, usually relating the con-
servation theme to local topics. Recently retired,
his recreations included tending the large wood-
land garden overlooking Windermere, which he
himself created, and small boat sailing on the
lake. In 1971 he was awarded the OBE for his
work with the National Trust. He died just before
the publication of this book in 1979.
In very good preloved condition with the exception of a former owner’s name neatly written in the front of book
128 pages
Hardcover