Buckle Yeat is situated in the village of Near Sawrey. The name Buckle Yeat is over 300 years old and it means fasten the gate.In years gone by the gate referred to would be the gate to the village. Near Sawrey was once home to the children's writer Beatrix Potter about whom the movie Miss Potter is all about. Hill Top Farm where she wrote many of her stories is a museum and is open to the public.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Hawkshead village,taken from the footpath down off Claife heights and onto the Wray Hawkshead road.
We met John on the way down, he was out for his constitutional, John is now retired.
When our son Matthew was still at school his first Saturday job was with John in the Hawkshead Post Office, John worked there for many many years,his brother Steven aka Fred lives in Perth, Australia and according to John he always keeps tabs on the blog, so Fred here is a picture of your big brother, and I must say he is looking well in his retirement.
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