Ed Henderson
@dredhenderson.bsky.social
Mostly historic buildings but also occasional landscapes of North Cumbria.
To illustrate my comment on the weather, views of Dartmouth in Devon and Honister in the Lake District this afternoon.
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
To illustrate my comment on the weather, views of Dartmouth in Devon and Honister in the Lake District this afternoon.
An old stone barn in the Newlands Valley in the Lake District last Monday. The Lake District often has the worst weather in England.
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
An old stone barn in the Newlands Valley in the Lake District last Monday. The Lake District often has the worst weather in England.
Kirkby Stephen Parish Church Cumbria. It is sometimes called the "Cathedral of the Dales" and, in Cumbria, only Kendal Parish Church is larger. There was an Anglo-Saxon church on this site and then a Norman church but this was rebuilt in c. 1230 and has been significantly altered since.
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Kirkby Stephen Parish Church Cumbria. It is sometimes called the "Cathedral of the Dales" and, in Cumbria, only Kendal Parish Church is larger. There was an Anglo-Saxon church on this site and then a Norman church but this was rebuilt in c. 1230 and has been significantly altered since.
It's been chucking it down again! The River Lune from the Lune Bridge in Cumbria this afternoon.
#Bridgesthursday
#Bridgesthursday
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's been chucking it down again! The River Lune from the Lune Bridge in Cumbria this afternoon.
#Bridgesthursday
#Bridgesthursday
Two boulders incorporated into a drystone wall in Grasmere, Cumbria.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Two boulders incorporated into a drystone wall in Grasmere, Cumbria.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
A very old oak on the footpath between Rydal and Grasmere in Cumbria. I guess Wordsworth would have walked past this tree when living in both of these villages.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A very old oak on the footpath between Rydal and Grasmere in Cumbria. I guess Wordsworth would have walked past this tree when living in both of these villages.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
Derwentwater in the Lake District last week.
#BlueSkyMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Derwentwater in the Lake District last week.
#BlueSkyMonday
#BlueSkyMonday
The 14th century tower of St Oswald’s Church in Grasmere, Cumbria. For years the tower was white but in 2017 a new lime render was applied and it became yellow.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The 14th century tower of St Oswald’s Church in Grasmere, Cumbria. For years the tower was white but in 2017 a new lime render was applied and it became yellow.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
The Millennium Stone, Derwentwater is a sculpture by Peter Randall-Page, made in 1995. I have also seen it called the Centenary Stone and the Hundred Year Stone. It was placed here to commemorate the Centenary of the National Trust in the Lake District.
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Millennium Stone, Derwentwater is a sculpture by Peter Randall-Page, made in 1995. I have also seen it called the Centenary Stone and the Hundred Year Stone. It was placed here to commemorate the Centenary of the National Trust in the Lake District.
‘Standing Stone’ or just a big boulder at the side of Derwentwater in the Lake District a few days ago.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
‘Standing Stone’ or just a big boulder at the side of Derwentwater in the Lake District a few days ago.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
Nice sunset behind the old chestnut tree near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District this evening.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Nice sunset behind the old chestnut tree near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District this evening.
Kirkoswald castle in Cumbria received a license from King John in 1210 to fortify the original structure. The Castle was later destroyed by Robert the Bruce in 1314, but was rebuilt and extended in the late 15th Century.
All that remains now is a tower some 60 feet high.
#CastleSaturday
All that remains now is a tower some 60 feet high.
#CastleSaturday
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Kirkoswald castle in Cumbria received a license from King John in 1210 to fortify the original structure. The Castle was later destroyed by Robert the Bruce in 1314, but was rebuilt and extended in the late 15th Century.
All that remains now is a tower some 60 feet high.
#CastleSaturday
All that remains now is a tower some 60 feet high.
#CastleSaturday
Derwentwater in the Lake District this morning. The lakeside path is wonderfully accessible from Keswick and gives great views.
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Derwentwater in the Lake District this morning. The lakeside path is wonderfully accessible from Keswick and gives great views.
Frost on the windows this morning.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Frost on the windows this morning.
Some kind of puffball fungus in the woods near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District this week.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Some kind of puffball fungus in the woods near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District this week.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
In November 2009 there was very significant flooding in Cumbria. This is one of the damaged bridges. This was in St John’s in the Vale.
#BridgesThursday
#BridgesThursday
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In November 2009 there was very significant flooding in Cumbria. This is one of the damaged bridges. This was in St John’s in the Vale.
#BridgesThursday
#BridgesThursday
A walk in the snowy woods this morning, looking across the Bassenthwaite valley in the Lake District.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A walk in the snowy woods this morning, looking across the Bassenthwaite valley in the Lake District.
A large oak on one side of the Bassenthwaite valley in the Lake District yesterday morning.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A large oak on one side of the Bassenthwaite valley in the Lake District yesterday morning.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
Leaning on an old friend. Askham, Cumbria a couple of weeks ago.
#ThicktrunTuesday
#ThicktrunTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Leaning on an old friend. Askham, Cumbria a couple of weeks ago.
#ThicktrunTuesday
#ThicktrunTuesday
Just after sunset near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District today.
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just after sunset near Bassenthwaite in the Lake District today.
10-11th Century Hammer Head Cross, St Michael’s Church, Workington, Cumbria. This would have announced to all that the building it stood in front of was a church. Said to be a particularly fine example of a Cumbrian Coastal cross of this period.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
10-11th Century Hammer Head Cross, St Michael’s Church, Workington, Cumbria. This would have announced to all that the building it stood in front of was a church. Said to be a particularly fine example of a Cumbrian Coastal cross of this period.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
Ullock Pike from Scarness in Cumbria this afternoon. Thankfully the Scottish airmass has arrived and the sky has cleared.
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ullock Pike from Scarness in Cumbria this afternoon. Thankfully the Scottish airmass has arrived and the sky has cleared.
Medieval stained glass in St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite near Keswick in Cumbria. This large parish church has C14 origins.
#StainedGlassSunday
#StainedGlassSunday
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Medieval stained glass in St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite near Keswick in Cumbria. This large parish church has C14 origins.
#StainedGlassSunday
#StainedGlassSunday
Part of Castlerigg Stone Circle overlooking a misty valley in Cumbria.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Part of Castlerigg Stone Circle overlooking a misty valley in Cumbria.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday