From fhithich.uk
Thwaite’s Gift to the Natural World: The Lives of the Kearton Brothers
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A typical Swaledale landscape: stone-built cottages in Thwaite and those endlessly fascinating dry-stone walls dissecting the surrounding fields. Many of the walls date from the 18th century, but, …
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From fhithich.uk
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Following my exhausting cycle ride around Swaledale yesterday, I wisely opted not to stray far today. So instead, here is another photograph from that trip. I was aware of Swaledale’s lead mining l…
#history #swaledale #leadmining #19thcentury #yorkshiredales
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