Aspatria

Here a group of visitors pause to admire the view from Purse Point across the lake towards Glenridding. Ullswater, or ‘Ulph’s-water’, takes its name from the Viking settler Lyulph, whose name was popularised in the 18th century when the Duke of Norfolk, then owner of Greystoke Castle, built the folly called Lyulph’s Tower on the north side of the lake.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".

Penruddock is a small village on the edge of the Lake District National Park, about five miles west of Penrith. Its name is thought to be Celtic in origin. The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south. The view is of the east end of the village, looking towards Saddleback. Modern buildings have since replaced some shown here.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".

About half a mile south of the village of Blencow is the house known as Ennim Bank. The name derives from ‘innam’, meaning a piece of land which was enclosed or taken in. It is thought to have been the original residence of the Blencow family before they moved to Blencow Hall. In the mid 19th century George Troutbeck greatly improved the mansion and ornamented it with ‘plantations’. More recently it was the home of Viscount William Whitelaw of Penrith until his death in 1999.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".

This hall near Greystoke was built with defence in mind. The pele towers of such buildings protected owners, their livestock and goods against raiding Scots and from the lawlessness to which they were more vulnerable due to the remoteness of the region. The Act of Union ended border warfare and Henry Blencow who lived here was knighted by King James I and became Sheriff of Cumberland.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".

Hutton John was anciently part of the Baronry of Greystoke, and was held by the Hutton family. When Thomas Hutton died without an heir in the reign of Elizabeth I, the estate passed by marriage to Andrew Huddleston and the mansion became the main residence of the Huddleston family. It began as a square castellated pele tower to which was added a hall range. It was further extended and modernised in the 19th century.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".