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Gallery Home >On location > 7/6/10 Andy Beck - On Location Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work. 7th June 2010. Orrest Head Today marked the exact day of the 80th anniversary of Alfred Wainwrights first visit to The Lake District on the 7th June 1930. To celebrate this occasion the Wainwright Society had organised a day to retrace AW's trip from his home town, Blackburn, using period transport and then to take the walk up to Orrest Head.
AW's quote on Orrest Head viewpoint.
The gathering at Windermere Station
Dressing the part for the day. From Windermere we travelled by modren coach to Blackburn.
Outside Blackburn Town Hall.
Radio interviews on the event.
Photo call outside the town hall, a place where AW worked.
Tickets for the bus. Such was the detail of the day that we were to travel on a "Ribble" bus to Preston.
Various society members get interviewed.
Destination set.
All Aboard. Is the advertising tag relevant?
On route.
Derek and Beattie.
All change at Preston. From here we had to use a single decker as the double decker would have been too slow for the whole trip.
Tea stop at the Midland Hotel, Morcambe.
Midland Hotel, Morcambe
The Lakeland Fells from Morcambe.
Back on board for the trip to Windermere.
Don chats to Jane King, AW's step-daughter who joined us on the day.
Ray and Bross
Setting off for Windermere.
Beattie gets a great window seat.
Back seat passengers.
Alighting at Windermere.
Numbers swelled by waiting walkers who were to join us on the walk.
Heather and Caroline looking the part.
This way to Orrest Head.
The path to the fell.
Peter and Tony chat on the way.
Stepping back in time.
A perfect afternoon on Orrest Head.
The crowd gathers.
Superb views right through to Great Gable. 80 years ago this afternoon, AW stood here and took in this same view, possibly in the same weather whilst his cousin slept on the warm grass.
Team photo for the film camera. We had been joined on Orrest Head by yougsters from the local Prep School who are in an after school Fell walking club and they have a good insight to the work of AW. A joy to have such a wide range of ages represented on this event.
A few short speeches followed. John gives his "sermon on the mount".
The audience listens.
David in 1930's style.
A mixed crowd.
Jane King says a few words.
Followed by John Nicol, publisher of the Wainwright Pictorial Guides.
Across to the Langdales.
Listening intently.
To the north was the Troutbeck Valley where the next day AW would make his first big venture onto the Lake District Fells.
Esther, me and the dogs. From here we descended off the fell to Windermere.
Laid on was an excellent afternoon tea which was most welcome. It was a grand finish to a memorable day.
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