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The first tourists to the Lake District arrived by coach-and-four, but by the time the photographs in this book were taken, the railway had arrived.

This nostalgic and peaceful late-summer view shows corn stooks above the little town by the lake whose Welsh name, Llyn Tegid, means 'beautiful lake'.

A view of the end of the Long Range, the beautiful narrow lake between Lough Leane and the Upper Lake, which lies under the shadow of Eagle's Nest, a precipitous mountain 1,100 ft high.

This is the main boating lake at Peasholm. Millions of visitors have enjoyed the pleasures of this lake and wandered through the grounds.

This is another of the Lake District's classic viewpoints, the backdrop formed by the peak of Causey Pike (2,035 ft).

Here we see the harbour on Hollingworth Lake. Not only were rowing boats, racing skiffs and dinghies a common sight, but there was even a time when the lake had its own paddle steamer.

This is still a popular pastime on Windermere, which is England's largest lake; the calm reaches of the southern end of the lake provide a quiet backwater compared to the busy area around Bowness.

Boating is still a popular pastime on Windermere, which is England's largest lake. The calm reaches of the southern end of the lake create a quiet backwater compared to the busy shores around Bowness.

This is another of the Lake District's classic viewpoints, the backdrop formed by the peak of Causey Pike (2,035 feet).

This is another of the Lake District's classic viewpoints, the backdrop formed by the peak of Causey Pike (2,035 ft).

The boating lake covered 30 acres. The smaller lake, for younger children, was separated from the larger one by a hump-backed bridge (K13007, pages 76-77).

This is another of the Lake District's classic viewpoints, the backdrop formed by the peak of Causey Pike (2,035 ft).

The boating lake covered 30 acres. The smaller lake, for younger children, was separated from the larger one by a hump-backed bridge (K13007, pages 76-77).

Rydal was the home of William Wordsworth from 1813 until his death in 1850, and this was one of his favourite lakes. This well-wooded little lake is now in the hands of the National Trust.

This is still a popular pastime on Windermere, which is England’s largest lake; the calm reaches of the southern end of the lake provide a quiet backwater compared to the busy area around Bowness

This is still a popular pastime on Windermere, which is England's largest lake; the calm reaches of the southern end of the lake provide a quiet backwater compared to the busy area around Bowness

Ullswater snakes into the Lake District hills for seven and a half miles, from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, and has three major and quite different stretches.

The lonely grandeur of the Snowdonia mountains is emphasised in stark monochrome in this lake set high above the village on the flank of the Conwy Valley.

Swans arrived at the lake when residents began to feed them, along with ducks and seabirds. Coloured lamps are strung on wires around the lake as part of the town's illuminations.

The South Marine Lake opened in 1887, the North Lake in 1892.

The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

As we head north, Warton Crag is the first sign of the Lake District with its ancient limestone rocks.

Esthwaite Water, south of Hawkshead, is one of the quietest of the lakes, and is a Norse name meaning 'the lake by the eastern clearing'.

The South Marine Lake opened in 1887, the North Lake in 1892.