My Lakeland | A Local Lad’s Illustrated Life

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By Jim Watson

Description

Jim Watson was born in Penrith and spent his 1940–50s childhood in Pooley Bridge and Threlkeld before leaving Cumbria for work.

Establishing a national reputation as a freelance artist for, among others, Lakeland Walker and Cumbria Magazine, Jim’s first love was always the Lake District – to which he has returned time and again across 60 years, this time as a visitor.

In My Lakeland, Jim brings together almost 400 lavish illustrations alongside memories of Lakeland past: of football matches fuelled by moonshine; of school dips in Derwent Water; of starry nights below Saddleback… and of the first TV set to arrive in the village (“It’ll nivir catch on!”)

Part artistic tribute to a unique place, part evocation of Cumberland past and part travelogue, My Lakeland is most of all the story of a local lad’s enduring love affair with the Lake District.

Publisher: Jake Island Ltd
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2022-03-03
Format: Large Paperback
ISBN: 9781999894092

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About Inspired by Lakeland...

Inspired by Lakeland was founded by Keswick-based publisher and Countrystride broadcaster Dave Felton.

“I set up Inspired by Lakeland to make books and gifts inspired by the wild places I love.

We believe in caring for our landscapes and communities. As such we print on paper that is FSC approved, with our local Penrith printers planting trees for each book printed. The cotton in our UK-made tea towels is 100% organic. And our place-mats and coasters use up-cycled eucalyptus.

Everything we sell is designed locally, with a percentage of profits ploughed back into local business and Cumbrian-based charities.

We have won multiple awards for our books, including Lakeland Book of the Year for Amy Bateman’s Forty Farms and The Lake District in 101 Maps & Infographics, and the Holyer An Gof Children’s Book of the Year award for The Cornwall Sticker Book.

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