I know this sketch is a repeat but-------

I have put it in again to save you going back to search for it :o)

I drew this from a printed invoice from the nineteenth century. It shows our house on the right and the watermill and factory on the left. It would have looked pretty much like this when Robert Louis Stevenson, the author, stayed in Cockermouth. He later included a description of his visit in his book "Essays on Travel".
His walk along the river is still pretty much the same.
You can read what he said at:
http://robert-louis-stevenson.classic-literature.co.uk/essays-of-travel/ebook-page-37.asp