Ambleside, Cumbria - Waterhead 1960s American postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Waterhead, Ambleside, English Lakes
• Publisher:  Sanderson & Dixon / Plastichrome (USA)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp: Pre-decimal 4d. vermillion Machin definitive
• Postmark(s):  Kendal 29 April 1970 wavy line
• Sent to:  Highfield Lane, Quinton, Birmingham 32
• Notes & Key words: 

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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Ambleside is a town in Cumbria, in North West England. Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake. The town is within the Lake District National Park.

The name came from Old Norse Á-mel-s?tr = "river — sandbank — summer pasture".

Steamers (in reality diesel-powered ferries) run to Bowness-on-Windermere and Lakeside offering fine views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Ambleside is a base for hiking, mountaineering and mountain biking. It has a selection of shops, hotels, guest houses, pubs and restaurants.

To the south of Ambleside is the Roman fort of Galava, dating from AD79.^[1]

The Armitt Library and Museum provides a source of local history with a collection which represents many of the local artists and writers of the past.

In 1650 the town was granted a charter^[2] to hold a market and later, in the reign of James II, another charter was granted for the town to collect tolls.^[3]

On the west, Loughrigg Fell rises above the town; to the north are Red Screes and the hills of the Fairfield group; to the east is Wansfell.

Ambleside is administered by South Lakeland District Council and forms part of the Lakes civil parish but from 1894 to 1935 it was a separate urban district council.

Ambleside is also home to the headquarters of Brathay Exploration Group, a youth charity based just beyond Clappersgate on the road to Hawkshead.