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Andy Beck- The Wainwrights in colour.

The sketches shown here are the images that I have so far produced for this "Wainwright". The views are taken from the exact spot where A.W. stood to illustrate his seven pictorial guides. The comparative views are mainly different due to the time of day, weather conditions and seasonal differences. The originals of my sketches are approximately twice as wide and twice as high as A.W's pen and ink drawings. I have added notes to give more information to each sketch.

All images are the copyright of the artist.

To obtain these references has required 4 days of walking: 11/11/07, 17/4/09  18/3/11 3/5/11(click on the dates to see the photos)

Grey Knotts                                                     2287'

Grey Knotts from High Doat

From High Doat. 3/5/11

Possibly the most unusual composition for any of the fell main illustrations. The aerial featured in the original drawing has been superseded by a taller version and it is located in a slightly different place. To have stood exactly where AW stood would have meant that the new aerial would have only partly come into the view which looked extremely odd so I have taken the option of moving slightly to the right to include it in full.

Grey Knotts Hause Gill

Hause Gill. 10/9/09

Now the trees have grown so much as to almost obscure the small falls in the gill.

Grey Knotts Raven Crag

Raven Crag. 17/4/09

Late evening light behind Raven Crag.

Grey Knotts 5

The John Bankes memorial stone. 17/4/09

This lichen covered slate stone still stands in the vicinity of the old Plumbago Mines. Time is fading the inscription and a flake of the slate has fallen from the top right of the memorial taking some of the detail with it.

Grey Knotts 6a

Plumbago Mine Level. 17/4/09

There are several locations hereabouts which could be mistaken for A.W's original sketch location. Close to a fenced off mine shaft is this cut in the ground which on closer inspection revealed a collapsed mine entrance. It's position in relation to Wainwright's drawing and map means that I am happy that this is the correct corresponding view.

Benchmark Grey Knotts

Benchmark. 10/9/09

Grey Knotts 7a

The rock cutting 11/11/07

Part of the route between Honister and the drum house.

Grey Knotts from the drum house

From the Drum House. 11/11/07

High crag from Grey Knotts

The Summit. 17/04/09

Grey Knotts 8b

The west summit from the east summit. 17/4/09

The warm light of a late evening visit to this summit. Pillar in silhouette to the right of the rocky tor.

Grey Knotts 8c

The east summit. 17/4/09

Looking towards Glaramara past the small summit cairn.

Grey Knotts Gillercomb

Gillercomb and Raven Crag. 17/4/09

A view across Gillercomb from the lower slopes of Base Brown.

 

Fell complete.

 

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