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THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Avhich lie fouiul in the luirbour. Sf. Bccf<, au interesting old village to the south 

 of Whitehaven, is widely known as the scat of a college for the training of Church 

 of Enffland clorffvmen. lidroiii/t/ss, on a shallow bay into which the Esk and the 

 Irt (the latter the emissary of Wastwater) discharge themselves, engages in oyster- 

 fisliing and the coasting trade. It is a quiet place, whilst Milloin, on the estuary 

 of the Duddon, rings with the noise of iron and steel works. 



We now enter that portion of the county which is so famed for its scenery, 

 and the capital of which is Kcsivick. Situate in a beautiful vale under Skiddaw, 

 and near the foot of Dor went water, one of the most charming Likes, Keswick 



Fig. 143. — The Falls of Lodore. 



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has naturally become the principal head-quarters for tourists. Amongst the spots 

 most frequently visited are the Falls of Lodore, near the head of the lake, 

 immortalised by Southey's well-known lines commencing — 

 " How does the water come down at Lodore ?" 



Greta Hall, where Southey lived from 1803 till the time of his death, stands near 

 Keswick. The Upper Derwent, in its course to Derwentwater, flows through the 

 beautiful valley of Borrowdale, which formerly, before the mines in Siberia had 

 been discovered, supplied the best " wadd," or plumbago, for the manufacture 



