ROOFTOPS OF KETTLEWELL

The View From the Skylight, 10 x 13 inch ink and watercolor by George C. Clark    AVAILABLE

The Rooftops of Kettlewell, 13 x 10 inch ink and watercolor by George C. Clark    SOLD

When I was taking part in an Earthwatch archaeology project in England, the volunteers stayed at the Youth Hostel in Kettlewell, a charming town in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  The Youth Hostel occupies a three story 1828 building that is taller than anything in town except the church tower.  My room on the third floor didn't have a window, but if I stood up straight and tilted open the skylight, I could see this view overlooking the 17th century building across the street.  People can own property in Britain's national parks, but they can't tear down historic buildings, and new buildings have to match the style of the old ones.  The only way to tell new from old is that old buildings have external plumbing.
The Rooftops of Kettlewell is the view from the end of the third floor hallway looking over the building next door.