button to main menu  Description of Sixty Studies, pp.118-119
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page 118:-
[plea]sant road up the southern side of Ulls Water, from Powley Bridge to Patterdale, but this is only a horse and foot-road; it is not, however, a very safe horse road under Place Fell.
One of the most interesting views of the vale of Patterdale, is given in this print, which is taken from the side of Place Fell, a little above the horse-road, which parts with carriage-road at Hartshope, meeting it again at Goldrill Bridge near the inn; the oak tree growing out of the rock is an accurate portrait: The church with several buildings are seen here, and, amongst other mansions, that on the western side of the water, lately erected by the Rev. --- Askew, Rector of Greystock: Patterdale Hall, the seat of --- Mouncey, Esq. cannot be seen from this place. - Hall Bank is the hill seen over the church, and beyond Hall Bank the entrance to
page 119:-
Glenridden, above which, rises Glenridden Dodd; a little indication of Stybarrow Crag, which is near the lake, may be discovered at an equal distance from the islands; on the same side of the lake, but lower, see a part of the park at Gow-barrow; something of Place Fell, but not its grandest part, is seen beyond the oak tree.

No. 57.


  St Patrick's Church, Patterdale
PATTERDALE CHURCH.

This view of Patterdale Church, with the Glenridden mountains, was taken from the window of one of the lodging rooms at the inn at Patterdale, excepting the foreground of rocks, which was brought from the back of the house.
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