The Lake District

‘I do not know of any tract of country in which, in so narrow a compass, may be found an equal variety in the influences of light and shadow upon the sublime and beautiful features of the landscape.’ So wrote William Wordsworth in his 1810 'Guide to the Lakes'.

The variety in the Lakes is extraordinary, from smooth hills to craggy fells, from hidden tarns to busy lakeside resorts. Today it is very different from when Wordsworth knew it. However, even in the height of the tourist season, when Keswick is heaving, it is still possible to enjoy the landscape in complete isolation, with only the skylarks for company.

The image is a ‘modernist’ interpretation of The Lake District, its starting point, the distinctive dressed stone edging of the Moot Hall in Keswick.