The Old School/Blelham Tarn – The Wordsworth Way Mystery Cache
The Old School/Blelham Tarn – The Wordsworth Way
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A gentle stroll through the fields by the tarn.
From 1779 until 1787 William attended the Grammar School in Hawkshead, lodging with Ann Tyson at Colthouse. The ground floor classroom in the school retains many old desks covered in carving done by the pupils, including William and his brother John. Upstairs is the headmaster's study and a classroom containing an exhibition relating to the history of the school, the founder and William Wordsworth.
At Hawkshead William thrived - receiving encouragement from the headmaster to read and write poetry. During these years he made many visits to the countryside, gaining inspiration as the powers of nature exercised their influence. Wordsworth liked to sit at the top of the churchyard of St Michael & All Angels Church looking out over the village of Hawkshead, and to Esthwaite Water, Claife Heights, Latterbarrow, Helvellyn and the Langdales.
Wordsworth wrote about tarns:- ‘Tarns are found in some of the vales and are numerous upon the mountains. A tarn in a vale implies, for the most part, that the bed of the vale is not happily formed; that the water of the brooks can neither wholly escape, nor diffuse itself over a larger area. Accordingly, in such situations, tarns are often surrounded by an unsightly tract of boggy ground – the tarn differs only from the Lake in being smaller, and in belonging mostly to a smaller valley or circular recess’. Blelham Tarn lies in a truly beautiful valley and the views along the way and from the cache are magnificent – it is a very peaceful place to be.
The co-ordinates on this listing will take you to the seat at the top of the churchyard:
From the seat you can see the gravestone of James Beck
Agnes Beck died aged A8 years
Agnes Beck died 18F8
James Beck died Bth June
James Beck died June 18E2
D = E-B
C = A-D
The cache is hidden at – N54 23.ABC – W002 58.DEF
This series charts some of the milestones in the life of the poet William Wordsworth, the main Biography appearing on ‘The Daffodils’ cache listing only.
Caches in this series:
The Daffodils - The Wordsworth Way
W.W. Memorial/Mire House - The Wordsworth Way
The Old School/Blelham Tarn - The Wordsworth Way
Dove Cottage/Rock of Names - The Wordsworth Way
The Old Rectory/Allan Bank - The Wordsworth Way
The Coffin Trail/Rydal Mount - The Wordsworth Way
Dora’s Field - The Wordsworth Way
Grisedale Tarn - The Wordsworth Way
Diana's Looking Glass - The Wordsworth Way
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