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The Station, Claife

The name comes from the building, now ruined, being one of the viewpoints, which he called stations, specified by Father Thomas West in his Guide to the Lakes of 1778. Later the view from it was blocked by trees. It was open to the public, and there was a large room with a springy floor, used for dances. [G V Berry, Cumbria Aug69]

Two photos here:

http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/claife.htm

and text: “It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and 40s. The windows of the drawing room were the Station's most celebrated feature; each had a different aspect, viewed through different coloured glass to enhance variations in weather and seasons. The tinted glass in these windows was intended to recreate lighting effects in the landscape. Yellow represented summer, orange was for autumn, light green for spring, and light blue for winter. There was also a dark blue for moonlight and a lilac tint to give the impression of a thunderstorm.”