The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

288 THE BEITISH ISLES.
which he found in the harbour. Sf. Bccs, an interesting old village to the south
of Whitehaven, is widely known as the seat of a college for the training of Church
of England clergymen. Earcnglass, on a shallow bay into which the Esk and the
Irt (the latter the emissary of Wastwater) discharge themselves, engages in oyster-
fishing and the coasting trade. It is a quiet place, whilst Milloin, on the estuary
of the Duddon, rings with the noise of iron and steel works.
We now enter that portion of the county which is so famed for its scenery,
and the capital of which is Keswick. Situate in a beautiful vale under Skiddaw,
and near the foot of Derwentwater, one of the most charming lakes, Keswick
Fig. 143.
—
The Falls op Lodore.
has naturally become the principal head-quarters for tourists. Amongst the spots
most frequently visited are the Falls of Lodore, near the head of the lake,
immortalised by Southey's well-known lines commencing
—
" How does the water come down at Lodore ?"
Greta Hall, where Southey lived from 1803 till the time of his death, stands near
Keswick. The Upper Derwent, in its course to Derwentwater, flows through the
beautiful valley of Borrowdale, which formerly, before the mines in Siberia had
been discovered, supplied the best " wadd," or plumbago, for the manufacture