A View From a Window

In the lower right Thirlmere is visible with Helvellyn in there on the east flank to the right centre of shot. In the lower centre is Clough Head above Threlkeld with the snow covered area of Matterdale Common reaching back to Ullswater in the centre of the shot. Martindale Common and Bampton Common takes the eye towards the cloud layer to the south east.

Looking east to Penrith just beyond the end of the snow cover, white smoke from a works chimney is visible. In the centre the circular looking hills are collectively the Caldbeck Fells with summits of Carrock Fell and High Peak with the ridge to the lower right being Saddleback or Blencathra. Coming to the bottom of the shot we see the Uldale Fells and Skiddaw Forest in the bottom right with Skiddaw itself just to the right of the window edge.

Thirlmere is in the bottom third of the shot with Helvellyn being lit by the sun on the east side of the lake near the south end. The village of Grasmere is on the far right just below centre. Looking further into the shot and the hills are too numerous to mention.

Opening the lens out to take in the whole vista with Keswick just visible through the dirt on the window just above the bottom left corner. Derwent Water is to the right and Borrowdale stretches out along the bottom of the shot with the rugged snow covered Castlerigg Fell above Derwent Water. Then we see Thirlmere with Helvellyn and Ullswater in the centre. Penrith is to the left deep into the view.

The south end of Thirlmere is in the bottom centre with Helvellyn rising in the centre of shot in the bottom quarter. The small dark shape in the middle of the ridge circle is Red Tarn. Grisedale is the valley to the right of Red Tarn and that leads to the southern end of Ullswater which is clearly visible in the left centre. In the centre of shot is Place Fell then Beda Head with the plateau of Bampton Common beyond and to the right of that the north end of Haweswater Reservoir. Lots of peaks and summits too numerous to mention.

In the top left corner we get our bearings with the south end of Thirlmere. Coming down the shot and the area is Wythburn Fells then Borrowdale Fells. Grasmere is at the very top half way between centre and the top right corner.

Opening the lens out to take in the scene from 30 odd thousand feet. Thirlmere is to the left just below centre with Borrowdale in the bottom left corner. Ullswater is just left of centre.

Thirlmere is just above centre on the left with Grasmere just to the right of centre. Ambleside and the north end of Lake Windermere come into view on the right just above centre.

Once again the full stunning view on this cold and clear morning.

I was able to identify this location at the time and did not need to study maps to put names to places. Below is the village of Coniston with the north end of Coniston Water. In the bottom left corner is the eastern flank of The Old Man of Coniston.

Just running out of shot on the left is the south end of Lancaster. The top of the hills have a slight dusting of snow.

This took a lot of studying the OS map and aerial photos to identify it and below is Preston. The River Ribble curves its way through the centre of the photo. In the bottom left is Lea Town, with Lostock Hall, Leyland and Walton Summit to the centre right.

This too took quite some time to identify by studying the OS map and aerial photos, looking for landmarks to pinpoint and I can say that below is Wigan.