Alfred Wainwright

[goldenstar]

Got to admit that for years I thought that Keswick was
where Alfred Wainwright lived and wrote about the Lakes....
of course it was Kendal was nt it !

However cant help thinking that he would have prefered to live
in Keswick for its supurb position in the very centre of the Lake District.... thinking about it, he must have visited the town a thousand times during his life and must have been a familiar figure at
the cafes and bookshops.... puffing on his pipe !

[Sue P]

Keswick would have been very different in AW's walking days. There would have been a lot fewer cafes and other shops. He would have been well known on the buses; in those days, as now, Keswick provided a travel hub for the bus network.

[theriever]

(22-04-2011 09:42 AM)Sue P Wrote:  Keswick would have been very different in AW's walking days. There would have been a lot fewer cafes and other shops. He would have been well known on the buses; in those days, as now, Keswick provided a travel hub for the bus network.

actually i lived in Keswick in the 60`s no one knew or cared who he was, what we did see was the destruction of the town to cater to holiday makers, the roads where changed the shops became just about holiday makers and the price of food etc went through the roof, even today you will pay between 10-30% more for your shopping in keswick then in other parts of cumbria