Ed Henderson
@dredhenderson.bsky.social
Mostly historic buildings but also occasional landscapes of North Cumbria.
Very good programme on the art of Winter.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice
A look at how mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages, with contributions from Grayson Perry, Will Self, Don McCullin and others.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Very good programme on the art of Winter.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Afternoon sunshine on the lower fell but some snow on Skiddaw, the 6th highest mountain in England.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Afternoon sunshine on the lower fell but some snow on Skiddaw, the 6th highest mountain in England.
Church of St James, Ireby, Cumbria yesterday. C12 origins but with so many Victorian rebuilds, there is very little C12 remaining. The 3-light east window is regarded as probably from the medieval chancel. Inside is a late C15 depressed chancel arch.
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Church of St James, Ireby, Cumbria yesterday. C12 origins but with so many Victorian rebuilds, there is very little C12 remaining. The 3-light east window is regarded as probably from the medieval chancel. Inside is a late C15 depressed chancel arch.
The setting moon this morning from Bassenthwaite in Cumbria.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The setting moon this morning from Bassenthwaite in Cumbria.
Whitehaven harbour, West Cumbria a couple of days ago. The Pier Master's Watch House and store was built 1764 and is Grade II listed. The Old Quay on which the watch house sits was constructed in 1687.
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Whitehaven harbour, West Cumbria a couple of days ago. The Pier Master's Watch House and store was built 1764 and is Grade II listed. The Old Quay on which the watch house sits was constructed in 1687.
A frosted tree stump near St Bega's Church, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria a couple of days ago.
January 1, 2026 at 8:27 AM
A frosted tree stump near St Bega's Church, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria a couple of days ago.
Chancel arch to south of Church of St Bridget, Parton, West Cumbria. The arch was part of a medieval church, probably C13.
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Chancel arch to south of Church of St Bridget, Parton, West Cumbria. The arch was part of a medieval church, probably C13.
Ruined remains of Workington Hall in West Cumbria, home of the lords of the manor (the Curwen family) from 1404 to 1929. Requisitioned by the War Office at the start of the Second World War but suffered a serious fire.
#WallsOnWednesday
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December 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ruined remains of Workington Hall in West Cumbria, home of the lords of the manor (the Curwen family) from 1404 to 1929. Requisitioned by the War Office at the start of the Second World War but suffered a serious fire.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
One wall of a ruined old barn near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria. The window has a timber lintel.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One wall of a ruined old barn near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria. The window has a timber lintel.
#WallsOnWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
One of many large oak trees near St Bega’s Church and Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
One of many large oak trees near St Bega’s Church and Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
The Highmore Memorial, a medieval gravestone dated to 1275 inside St Bega’s Church, by Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria. The tomb was for Robert Highmoor, described as a knight.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
December 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Highmore Memorial, a medieval gravestone dated to 1275 inside St Bega’s Church, by Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria. The tomb was for Robert Highmoor, described as a knight.
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
Looking south along Bassenthwaite Lake to the Lake District fells today. The weather has been very good for several days with clear skies, bright sunshine and little to no wind.
December 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Looking south along Bassenthwaite Lake to the Lake District fells today. The weather has been very good for several days with clear skies, bright sunshine and little to no wind.
A view across the Bassenthwaite valley in Cumbria today.
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A view across the Bassenthwaite valley in Cumbria today.
Brougham Castle, Cumbria. Home to Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Her dad was a bit of a bad un, abandoning his family in’t north and clearing off to London and the court of Elizabeth I where he was a champion jouster.
#CastleSaturday
#CastleSaturday
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Brougham Castle, Cumbria. Home to Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Her dad was a bit of a bad un, abandoning his family in’t north and clearing off to London and the court of Elizabeth I where he was a champion jouster.
#CastleSaturday
#CastleSaturday
Blencathra catching the sunshine on a frosty morning.
December 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Blencathra catching the sunshine on a frosty morning.
A large puffball fungus with an old budweiser bottle for scale. Found today in a hedge near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
#FungiFriday
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December 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A large puffball fungus with an old budweiser bottle for scale. Found today in a hedge near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriends
#FungiFriday
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Found this wonderfully wet and wobbly fungus on wet wood near Grasmere in Cumbria last weekend.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriday
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Found this wonderfully wet and wobbly fungus on wet wood near Grasmere in Cumbria last weekend.
#FungiFriday
#FungiFriday
Bluesky had told me that today is St Stephen’s Day and that there are two St Stephen’s churches near Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. We visited this one in August. The interior of the church contains its original Georgian fittings. This church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Bluesky had told me that today is St Stephen’s Day and that there are two St Stephen’s churches near Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. We visited this one in August. The interior of the church contains its original Georgian fittings. This church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
The top half of an old conker tree just after sunset yesterday near Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The top half of an old conker tree just after sunset yesterday near Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria.
#ThicktrunkTuesday
#ThicktrunkTuesday
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present cathedral was begun in 1181. The ceiling was constructed in the 16th Century from Irish oak. In the 17th Century, the cathedral was all but destroyed by Cromwell's forces.
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present cathedral was begun in 1181. The ceiling was constructed in the 16th Century from Irish oak. In the 17th Century, the cathedral was all but destroyed by Cromwell's forces.
A sunny morning in Messengermire Woods near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria a couple of days ago.
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A sunny morning in Messengermire Woods near Bassenthwaite in Cumbria a couple of days ago.
Dawn clouds from Aughertree Fell in Cumbria this morning.
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Dawn clouds from Aughertree Fell in Cumbria this morning.
Lakeland fells above the clouds earlier this week.
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Lakeland fells above the clouds earlier this week.
Longtown Castle is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks. The castle was then rebuilt in stone by Gilbert de Lacy after 1148.
#CastleSaturday
#CastleSaturday
December 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Longtown Castle is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks. The castle was then rebuilt in stone by Gilbert de Lacy after 1148.
#CastleSaturday
#CastleSaturday