Coniston Collection

Darbishire Ufo Fake
Schoolboy Stephen Darbishire photographs this Adamski-type UFO at Coniston, Lancashire : it will be many years before he will admit it is a fake

Coniston Hills, Cumbria viewed from Morecambe (across Morecambe Bay). Date: circa 1910s

Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period Date: 19th century

Lake Coniston 1950S
The breathtaking view over Lake Coniston in the English Lake District, Cumbria, seen from Tarn Hows

Sailing on Lake Coniston
A sailing scene, by the shores of Lake Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria, England. Date: 1960s

Lady of the Lake steamer, Coniston Water, Lake District, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Coniston Lake and Old Man by A. de Breanski, Junr

Coniston Water from Beacon Crag by A. de Breanski, Junr

Copper mines and youth hostel, Coniston, Cumbria. Date: 20th century

Malcolm Campbell making trial run on Coniston Water, 1947
Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), British racing motorist and motoring journalist, land speed record holder; making a trial run for his attempt on his own worlds water speed record in his recently

Skaters on Lake Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria
Skaters and others on Lake Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1908

Yew Tree Tarn, nr. Coniston, The Lake District, Cumbria Date: 1960s

Mrs Donald Campbell and daughter Georgina
Georgina, the ten year old daughter of Mr Donald Campbell, helps her mother take the wheel of their launch on Coniston Water, Lancashire

Hunt and Ruskin
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT artist, talking with John Ruskin (on the left) in the garden of Ruskins home at Coniston in the Lake District. Date: 1827 - 1910

Ruskin / Coniston Home
JOHN RUSKIN Home of the English art critic and writer, at Coniston, in the Lake District: the Turret Room was his bedroom, with a view of the lake Date: 1819 - 1900

Ruskin / Acland
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer in old age, sitting in his garden at Brantwood, Coniston, with Sir Henry Acland Date: 1819 - 1900

Grave Digger at St Andrews Church by Grave of John Ruskin
Grave Digger at St Andrews Church by the Gravestone of John Ruskin, Coniston, The Lake District, near Ambleside/Windermere, Cumbria, England

The Village, Coniston, Cumbria
The Village, Coniston, near Ambleside, Cumbria, England. Showing Shop/Premises of J Coward Date: 1910s

The Tarns, Lake District, an open area of countryside north of Coniston Water Date: circa 1907

Two men on a boat on Coniston identified by the photographer as his friends Nelstrop on the left, and Wilson. The two men were cousins, Nelstrop being a member of the flour makers in Stockport

Yewdale, Coniston in the Lake District remains more or less the same to this day, though with less horse-drawn traffic today. Date: circa 1907

Coniston Post Office has moved from this location though this building is otherwise unchanged in Coniston village. Date: circa 1907

Ivy Cottage, near Coniston in the Lake District may well still exist but its exact location is uncertain. Ernest Battersbys friends Wilson and Nelstrop are outside the door

Coniston - a boat on the lake in a timeless view showing the beauty of the Lake District Date: 1906

Edwardian gentlemen on a boat in the Lake District, believed to be Coniston, showing a relaxed and refined air with contemporary style. Date: circa 1906

Wilson and Nelstrop asleep on Coniston Water, Lake District
Wilson and Nelstrop asleep on a boat on Coniston, Lake District, or more likely pretending to sleep - another photograph giving the lie to Edwardian conformity. Date: circa 1907

Redheads shop, Coniston, with Annie and Kate in the doorway. They worked at the shop which is in Yewdale Road Coniston and is still run as a newsagents/souvenir shop today. Date: circa 1907

Redheads shop, Coniston, is in Yewdale Road and is still run as a newsagents/souvenir shop. The men in the doorway are the photographers friends Wilson and Nelstrop

Two men in rowing boat, Coniston, identified as Wilson and Nelstrop the photographers friends, pretending to sleep as the boat drifts away. Date: circa 1907

Coniston, Tarn Howes, Lake District, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Coniston, Lake District, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Coniston & Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows, Lake Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria, England, originally created to supply water to a saw mill. Note the Langdale Pikes in the background. Date: 1960s

Eerie Coniston Water
An eerie view at Coniston Water, Lake District, Cumbria, England, showing low cloud or mist obscuring the lake. Date: 1950s

Coniston Lake
Coniston lake Date: circa 1909

Memorial to Ruskin - Coniston, Cumbria
Memorial to John Ruskin - St Andrews Churchyard, Coniston, Cumbria. The large carved cross was made from green slate from the local quarry at Tilberthwaite. It was carved by H.T

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