View the Graphite Gallery ancient crafts pictures here;
View the
Graphite Gallery
ancient crafts pictures here;
THE CHARCOAL BURNER
A charcoal drawing of the last traditional charcoal burner near Bouth in the Furness woodlands.
THE HERDWICK TUP
A Graphite and Pencil drawing of a sturdy Herdwick ram from the wild high fells of Borrowdale.
THE DRY STONE WALLER
A charcoal drawing of one of many dry stone wallers tending his ancestors' work high upon the fells.
THE CHARCOAL BURNER
A charcoal drawing of the last traditional charcoal burner near Bouth in the Furness woodlands.
THE HERDWICK TUP
A Graphite and Pencil drawing of a sturdy Herdwick ram from the wild high fells of Borrowdale.
THE DRY STONE WALLER
A charcoal drawing of one of many dry stone wallers tending his ancestors' work high upon the fells.
THE SWILL BASKET MAKER, HAVERTHWAITE
A Charcoal drawing of a swill basket maker weaving the tough oak swils into a strong swill basket near Haverthwaite.
GATE GILL POWDER STORE, BLENCATHRA
A Graphite and Pencil drawing of the old powder magazine at the Smithy level tucked into the flanks of Blencathra.
HODGE CLOSE SLATE QUARRY, TILBERTHWAITE
An oil painting of the cavernous slate quarry at Hodge Close near Coniston.
THE SWILL BASKET MAKER, HAVERTHWAITE
A Charcoal drawing of a swill basket maker weaving the tough oak swils into a strong swill basket near Haverthwaite.
GATE GILL POWDER STORE, BLENCATHRA
A Graphite and Pencil drawing of the old powder magazine at the Smithy level tucked into the flanks of Blencathra.
HODGE CLOSE SLATE QUARRY, TILBERTHWAITE
An oil painting of the cavernous slate quarry at Hodge Close near Coniston.
THE HONISTER SLATE SLEDGER
A Charcoal drawing of a Honister quarryman on his way down a rough scree track to the cart road to Buttermere with a load of dressed slates.
BOOT CORN MILL, ESKDALE
A Charcoal & Graphite drawing of Cumbria's ancient corn mill at Boot, later used for turning coppiced Oak into bobbins, and the old pack horse bridge.
THE TUNGSTEN MINER, CARROCK
A charcoal and Iron ore pastel darwing of a local miner undergroud at the rock drill in Carrock mine.
BOOT CORN MILL, ESKDALE
A Charcoal & Graphite drawing of Cumbria's ancient corn mill at Boot, later used for turning coppiced Oak into bobbins, and the old pack horse bridge.
THE HONISTER SLATE SLEDGER
A Charcoal drawing of a Honister quarryman on his way down a rough scree track to the cart road to Buttermere with a load of dressed slates.
THE TUNGSTEN MINER, CARROCK
A charcoal and Iron ore pastel darwing of a local miner undergroud at the rock drill in Carrock mine.
HODGE CLOSE SLATE QUARRY, c 1930.
A pencil drawing of Hodge close slate quarry near Coniston. Here, the quarrymen tenaciously are digging deeper into the flanks of Holme fell for the durable Cumbrian slate.
THE TWO JOLLY MINERS
A Pencil drawing of 2 miners underground in Hodbarrow Iron mine at Millom.
THE KIMBERLY WINDING DRUM
An Iron ore oil painting of the renovated winding drum of Kimberly quarry incline at Honister.
CUMBRIAN FELL PONY
A Graphite and Charcoal drawing at Tewet tarn of a friendly fell pony. In imes past, they were at work all over Cumbria and would be seen on the high fells and passes.
THE KIMBERLY WINDING DRUM
An Iron ore oil painting of the renovated winding drum of Kimberly quarry incline at Honister.
THE TWO JOLLY MINERS
A Pencil drawing of 2 miners underground in Hodbarrow Iron mine at Millom.
CUMBRIAN FELL PONY
A Graphite and Charcoal drawing at Tewet tarn of a friendly fell pony. In imes past, they were at work all over Cumbria and would be seen on the high fells and passes.
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