Courtyard, Shap Wells Hotel
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Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 24 Oct 2014
The hotel dates back to 1833 when it served as a spa. The view into the courtyard here has the feel of an old coaching inn, and the modern equivalents were outside, engines purring and ready for the off.