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This very early postcard view of the Borrowdale Hotel, with Grange Crags behind, shows the Lake District as it was before the tourist invasion really took hold.

The location is the Nickle Landing Stage, near Newby Bridge, at the southern end of the lake, where it narrows to enter the River Leven.

Below Wroxham, the River Bure flows between several broads that form wonderful boating lakes.

Near it is the town's popular canoe lake, once part of the 'Great Morass', a pond on the heath that was once popular with snipe shooters.

Newby Bridge, spanning the River Leven, is the highest bridging point before Lake Windermere. It dates from the 16th century, and formed part of the turnpike route from Kendal to Ulverston.

On the opposite side of the road are the chemist's Hinton Lake and the post office.

Other coaches wait for their passengers outside the other hotels for a day on the lakes.

During the 17th century, Kendal expanded rapidly as a market town serving the southern part of the Lake District, and this gateway was one of many which served the yards where the woollen merchants plied

Now there are modern holiday camps here, including Cayton Bay and Killerby Old Hall estate, which has a wildlife lake.

The newly-built villas of Bowness-on-Windermere spread out towards the viewpoint of Biskey How in this view of the lake, looking towards the wooded island of Belle Isle, with the Claife Heights beyond.

Below Wroxham, the River Bure flows between several broads that form wonderful boating lakes.

More correctly known as the Loe (meaning 'pool' in Cornish), this mile- long freshwater lake was formed in the 13th century when the River Cober became dammed by a sand and shingle bar

The newly-built villas of Bowness-on-Windermere spread out towards the viewpoint of Biskey How in this view of the lake, looking towards the wooded island of Belle Isle, with the Claife Heights beyond

This view of Waterhead shows the Waterhead Hotel, built to serve the increasing numbers of tourists who were arriving by train at the lakeside station at Bowness, and catching a steamer up the lake

Near it is the town's popular canoe lake, once part of the 'Great Morass', a pond on the heath that was once popular with snipe shooters.

Bobbin manufacture for the wool and cotton mills of the north of England was once an important industry in the well-wooded Lake District.

The lack of traffic in the main street is in sharp contrast with the scene today in this busy little village in the south-west Lakes.

This boating lake has survived as part of the present-day Exmouth Fun Park.

The wooden gates and fences in the photograph are typical of this southern, less-mountainous part of the Lake District, and the slightly-blurred leaves of the silver birch trees are caused by wind movement

Bobbin manufacture for the wool and cotton mills of the north of England was once an important industry in the well-wooded Lake District.

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort

The roof of a pagoda can be seen in the centre; it is situated on an island in the main lake. Note the exotic range of trees and shrubs growing here.

Knap is located in the quieter area of Barry, and here we see a very genteel-looking boating lake. Barry was to become one of the busiest of resorts on the south coast of post-war Wales.

These were tranquil times, evidenced by the deserted A591 passing between lake and hotel.