Grasmere, Vale And Dunmail Raise 1926
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Photo of Grasmere, Vale And Dunmail Raise 1926

More about this scene

There is not much traffic other than a car and a motorcycle with pillion passenger in this view of the road running down from Dunmail Raise into Grasmere. The lake and village of Grasmere can be seen in the distance, while to the right, the 'Lion and Lamb' summit rocks of Helm Crag are seen silhouetted against the skyline.

A Selection of Memories from Grasmere

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Grasmere

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During the Second World War my family lived in Liverpool. My parents decided it was much too dangerous for me so I was evacuated to a small school being run in an old house called Kelbarrow overlooking the lake. My best friend there was a girl called Eva. I loved every minute there. We went walks on the fell behind the house, and around the village. Because it was wartime there were no tourists coming to the village and ...see more