Greendale Junction

A countryside signpost sits slightly crooked next to a road junction, identifying the valley as Greendale. To its right, Wasdale Head lies three miles away, the end of the road. Behind it, Buckbarrow's craggy outline.

These black and white signs topped with rings are found all over the Lake District and beyond. Harking back to a time before satellite navigation, they are beautiful where pure function would have sufficed.

Notice the small text written down the pole: Cumberland County Council, a component of the newer Cumbria. This shows the sign has been here since at least 1974.