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Footsteps Issue 57 Issue 57 - Spring 2017 THE WAINWRIGHT SOCIETY MAGAZINE Encounters with Wainwright – Clive Barnard Fix the Fells – the Society’s 2017 Beneficiary Keswick fish and chip shops in the 1950s and 60s The 2016 Photographic Competition Ex-Fellwanderer: A Thanksgiving – the 30th Anniversary The 214 – in fifty years to the day and much much more ... THE SOCIETY FOR LOVERS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT AND FELLWALKING www.wainwright.org.uk Remember, Wainwright Society members get Note from the Editorial Team 25% off Wainwright titles at Frances Lincoln! This issue of Footsteps includes a Welsh the hat from the correct answers, was Andrew mini-theme. AW is, of course, associated Amos, pictured below with his prize. predominantly with the northern hill THE LAKE DISTRICT FELLS BOOK 1: THE LAKE DISTRICT FELLS BOOK 2: country of England, but we know he was THE EASTERN FELLS THE FAR EASTERN FELLS also passionate about Scotland, his regular REVISED BY CLIVE HUTCHBY REVISED BY CLIVE HUTCHBY holiday destination, and also developed an interest in Wales in later life. Alan Thomas has written a well-researched and fascinating article on Esmé Kirby, probably a new name to most readers, who was the dedicatee of AW’s A North Wales Sketchbook. AW met her on a number of occasions and, as Alan’s article shows, there was a deep mutual respect for the other’s work. Continuing the Welsh theme is a reflective article ‘Set in Stone?’, and on page 25 a review of Mountain Walking Snowdonia with a cartoon by Roderick Hamm. £12.99 ISBN 9780711236288 £12.99 ISBN 9780711236554 A number of retrospectives are included in this issue. Roderick Hamm writes of a wintry AND COMING IN We do hope very much that you enjoy reading walk over Striding Edge half a century ago, MARCH 2017.... this issue and also wish you good health to enjoy THE LAKE DISTRICT FELLS BOOK 3: Barry Halsall recounts his fifty-year (to the day) the longer days and fairer weather in prospect THE CENTRAL FELLS odyssey completing the 214, Chris Butterfield now that spring is just round the corner. REVISED BY CLIVE HUTCHBY shares the cautionary story of his first Lakeland fell walk and Derek Cockell marks the 30th David Johnson – Editor anniversary of Ex-Fellwanderer. Andrew Stainthorpe – Graphic Designer Added to these trips down memory lane are a variety of news items and articles relating to the Coast to Coast Walk, exhibitions, Desert SOCIETY CONTACTS Island Discs, Fix the Fells (our main beneficiary for 2017), the Photographic Competition and • SOCIETY SECRETARY Keswick fish and chip shops. Quite a collection! Derek Cockell, The New House, Station Road, Bishops Lydeard, The Winter issue included a chance to win a signed Taunton, Somerset TA4 3BU copy of The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (winner of Tel: 01823 431698 THE LAKE DISTRICT FELLS BOOK 4: the 2016 Wainwright Golden Beer Prize for UK Email: [email protected] £13.99 ISBN 9780711236561 THE SOUTHERN FELLS Nature and Travel Writing). The answer to the question ‘What is the name of the stone-age village • MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY REVISED BY CLIVE HUTCHBY that lies on the Bay of Skaill on Orkney?’ was Skara Richard Daly, The Wainwright Society, £13.99 ISBN 9780711236578 Brae. The winner, whose name was drawn from PO Box 35, Milnthorpe, Cumbria LA7 7WJ Email: [email protected] To take advantage of your discount, please visit our website www.QuartoKnows.com Issue 57 - Spring 2017 • WALKS ORGANISER THE WAINWRIGHT SOCIETY MAGAZINE and, where prompted, enter the promotional code WAINSOC (case sensitive) Front cover photograph: Caroline Nichol – Tel: 01253 738721 Stickle Tarn from high Email: [email protected] on Jack’s Rake, Pavey Ark, Encounters with Wainwright – Clive Barnard Fix the Fells – the Society’s 2017 Beneficiary Keswick fish and chip shops by Val Corbett in the 1950s and 60s • FOOTSTEPS EDITORIAL TEAM The 2016 Photographic Competition Ex-Fellwanderer: A Thanksgiving – the 30th Anniversary The 214 – in fifty years to the day Email: [email protected] valcorbettphotography.com and much much more ... THE SOCIETY FOR LOVERS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT AND FELLWALKING www.wainwright.org.uk 3 Chairman’s Notes It’s hard to credit that more than thirty As if that wasn’t clever enough, Wainwright years have marched past since I started my had the almost magical ability to pluck that PhD in Lakeland landscapes, an intensive emotionally-charged moment out of thin air CONISTON TORVER DUDDON VALLEY SAWREY LANGDALE course supervised by Professor Wainwright and transfer it to the printed page. That’s why in his spectacular outdoor study. his books are so much more than guides. They capture the soul of the landscape in a quite I thought I knew the high, wild bits of Lakeland remarkable way. pretty well. I’d looked up to them and down from them, hiked across them and scampered But before I go down from the mountain, may off them with bad weather at my back. But as I break into the silence of Haystacks and ask a the television programmes with AW slowly, favour? Will you whisper on the breeze to the ever so slowly, made their way onto film, powers that be that the Lake District deserves I realised how little I knew in comparison to to be a World Heritage Site? Nobody could the encyclopaedic knowledge of my usually make a more compelling case than the silent silent companion. He would take me to a Mr. Wainwright. viewpoint that I’d visited maybe a dozen times before. We would stand in silence as if before Wedding an altar and when he was ready, when he’d somehow absorbed the essence of the place, Venue he’d briefly describe the vista and explain why it was so special. Then silence again and in that silence the power of the landscape somehow Eric Robson coalesced, the spirit of the place breathed on Chairman the wind and in a mysterious way the place With magnificent views, our unique venue at The Coppermines Mountain Cottages made sense. make a truly memorable location for any special occasion ELC TS W OM PE E We support The Lake District Cottages Tales of the 214 Have you renewed your Over the last few years, David Johnson has Society Membership for Cottages sleep from 2-35 people Hot Tubs been gathering stories and photographs 2017? from members who have completed Village, Country & Mountain Cottages Wi-Fi the 214, with a view to a book being Thank you very much if you have. It’s our Couples, Families, Groups & Weddings Log Fires produced. This is now coming under members who keep our Society strong active consideration now that Encounters and help fulfil our objectives. with Wainwright has been published. If you haven’t, please do so as soon as you Members who have completed the 214 can; otherwise this will be the last issue but have not sent in their stories are of Footsteps that we can send to you. The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages encouraged to do so in order for these to The Estate Office, The Bridge /TheCopperminesLakesCottages be included in the project. The stories can Coniston LA21 8HJ @Coppermines be of any length, and might include notable or amusing events or details of how the T. 015394 41765 @Coniston_Coppermines final fell was celebrated. Photographs are also requested. David can be contacted at THE SOCIETY FOR LOVERS OF THE www.coppermines.co.uk [email protected] LAKE DISTRICT AND FELLWALKING Photograph by Derry Brabbs 5 My Introduction to the Lake District – a Cautionary Tale I was already a keen hiker, having started When the day arrived, we parked at the hotel in aged about eighteen, when I moved from Langdale at about 8 o’clock on a Sunday morning. We Bradford to Calderdale for a couple of set off, following the rocky path alongside Mickleden years in the late 90s whilst studying at Beck. The ground was still frosty and the air was clear. Calderdale College. This opened my eyes to There was snow on the tops, but the weather looked the beautiful South Pennines countryside. promising for the day. Craig had recently recovered I introduced the area to Craig, a friend of from a chest infection, but said he was fit for the walk. mine, and we explored much of the area Eventually we reached the bottom of Rossett Gill. together on and off for the next few years. Ahead was quite a long steep climb, but the adrenalin was pumping and I was eager to get to the top to At this point, I had never been to the Lake District. survey the fabulous views. Halfway up, Craig started Then one day I picked up a second-hand book, to wheeze a little, but insisted he was fine and refused Fellwalking with Wainwright. It opened my eyes to to turn back. We took our time with the remainder Looking down Mickleden from the top of Rossett Gill – photograph by Chris Butterfield this beautiful landscape and I became curious about of the climb and the views behind us were more than this chap called Wainwright although he wasn’t worth our effort. then much more than just another author. It wasn’t expected, he just laughed. We both faced Scafell seconds, revealed the summit of Great Gable. It until much later that I became truly inspired, and We stopped for a snack at Angle Tarn, but we kept Pike from the summit of Bow Fell and discussed our disappeared as quickly as it had come, but it was appreciated the true genius of this man.
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