Cleator Moor Travel Guide

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Near site of Cleator Moor West station, 1986, Believed to be a northward view along the course of the former Cleator & Workington Junction line, which was built, along with various other lines, for transporting haematite iron ore from the rich mines in the area to the iron- and steel-works in the Workington and Harrington Disticts. For 100 years from the 1860s this area, nowadays almost reclaimed by Nature, had been heavily industrialised and honeycombed by railways: the remnants of spoil-heaps from the iron and coal mines can be seen on the horizon. [I was not entirely sure exactly where I was when I took this photograph, nor am I very familiar with the complexity of the former railways of West Cumberland, so would welcome further discussion about it!]
Photo by Ben Brooksbank (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Near site of Cleator Moor West station, 1986, Believed to be a northward view along the course of the former Cleator & Workington Junction line, which was built, along with various other lines, for transporting haematite iron ore from the rich mines in the area to the iron- and steel-works in the Workington and Harrington Disticts. For 100 years from the 1860s this area, nowadays almost reclaimed by Nature, had been heavily industrialised and honeycombed by railways: the remnants of spoil-heaps from the iron and coal mines can be seen on the horizon. [I was not entirely sure exactly where I was when I took this photograph, nor am I very familiar with the complexity of the former railways of West Cumberland, so would welcome further discussion about it!]
Photo by Ben Brooksbank (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Eastward towards Ennerdale from near Cleator Moor. A fine panorama of the mountains around Ennerdale, seen from just off the B5294 Cleator - Frizington road at Threapthwaite. To the left is Murton Fell (1,461 ft.), Blake Fell (1,626 ft.), then Great Borne (2,018 ft.) and Starling Dodd (2,077 ft.) shining in sunlight NE of Ennerdale Water, while rather nearer on the right is Grike (1,556 ft.) joined to the Ennerdale Fells which line the south side of Ennerdale Water.
Photo by Ben Brooksbank (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Keekle Viaduct. The view over the nicely kept farmland on this eastern side is in complete contrast to the undergrowth on the other side. The row of houses behind is Keekle.
Photo by John Holmes (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Bridge over Windergill Beck. Poor planning to have to put the telegraph pole just there.
Photo by John Holmes (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)

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