(Above: part of the conversion was the creation of this riverside hotel, with its iconic bar serving drinks and snacks with a riverside view from the small terrace)

The Old Bridge mills once formed the heart of Kendal’s industry. They have since been converted into offices and other commercial properties.

(Above: the giant ‘old bridge mills)

The River Kent flows right through their heart, providing a dramatic urban landscape which can be seen from the castle, a twenty minute walk away.

(Above: from the castle looking down into the town. One of the bridges can be clearly seen in the centre of the photo. Lake Windermere is just over the hill in the distance)

The height of summer is a good time to reach into this landscape and capture its lushness.

©Stephen Tanham 2024

All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12

ProMax.

Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which offers a monthly Zoom-based gathering of companions, each one on their own, unique journey to deeper states of self-realisation.

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