A Postcard from the Lake District

A Postcard from the Lake District

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The rocks of Lakeland were laid down over millions of years of volcanic activity and sub-marine sedimentation, eroded by wind, rain, and glaciers of the ice age, which scoured the river valleys, widened them, and formed the lakes. The towering fells hide a violent past: the struggle over a disputed border between England and Scotland; the ruins of a Roman fort at Hardknott testify to an even earlier conflict with the Celtic Brigantes. From border settlements to market towns, mining, and the coming of the railways, this book takes the reader on a journey in words and pictures across the entire ...