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Alfred Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991) will always be known for his famous Pictorial
Guides to the Lakeland Fells which he compiled between 1952 and 1966.
These
handwritten
and hand-drawn works of art have given inspiration to all true fellwalkers
for the past forty
years. For this labour of love, as he called it, he was awarded the MBE.
He collaborated with the photographer Derry
Brabbs for seven bestselling titles and a further one with Ed Geldard;
there were also three very popular BBC2 television series. He was chairman
of Animal Rescue, Cumbria,
and due to book royalties he contributed to the charity, a permanent
shelter has been established near Kendal.
Wainwright
was also the creator of A Coast
to Coast Walk, which is 190 miles
(305 km) long from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire
and is now of one most popular long distance walks in the country.
Wainwright
died in 1991 and a memorial to him can be found in the church at
Buttermere, his ashes were scattered above the village on his favourite
mountain, Haystacks. The Society
The primary aim of the Society is to keep alive the things which
AW promoted through the guidebooks, started 51 years ago, and the many
other publications
which were the 'labour of love' of a large portion of his life... more
Alfred Wainwright: Grumpy, reclusive and eccentric
The Independent on Sunday 02/07/05
Alfred Wainwright transformed the landscape of Britain with his superbly
knowledgeable guides of the Lake District. Richard Askwith celebrates
a very English hero. ... |
