Wasdale - St Olaf's Church
Location : Wasdale Head / Gosforth
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 188087
The smallest church near the deepest lake and the highest mountain in England. This little church is set amidst yew trees in the Viking fields of Wasdale.
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In the churchyard are the graves of many climbers who died on the surrounding fells.
The roof beams are thought to have come from Viking ships.
The churchwardens' staves have a Herdwick ram's head on one, and a ewe's head on the other.
The south window has small leaded shapes with a stained glass image of Napes Needle and the quotation 'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my strength'. The window is a memorial to members of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club who gave their lives in the first world war. A Church leaflet gives further information about the history of the Church. |
St Olaf's Church with Kirk Fell beyond.
St Olaf's Church.
Photos by Andrew Leaney, Malcolm Minshaw, and Julian Thurgood.
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