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The open and shut case for a Kirkby Lonsdale view

Renowned Ruskin's View was closed in 2021 after erosion fears prompted action. But reports from consultants now argue it should never have been closed in the first place. Turner painted it in 1822 remarking 'I do not know in all my country . . . a place more naturally divine'. Getty Images: George Standen

19 November 2025