The view of the river lune , from the churchyard of st mary 's in kirkby lonsdale , was already famous by the time turner painted it in 1816 : no less an authority than the poet william wordsworth had insisted it was not to be missed .
For legal adviser stuart lonsdale , such a flamboyant look would be out of the question : " I work in a pretty conservative business so anything too showy , like a velvet jacket , even in black , would be frowned upon , " he says .
