The last Silverdale ewe

This image is of the last ewe of the old Silverdale breed from North Lancashire bearing a strong resemblance to the Whitefaced Woodland sheep whose wool I now have available.Picture taken in 1900. The Herdwick sheep were saved from extinction by Beatrix Potter but sadly the Silverdale or Warton Crag sheep died out.... however their genes were passed on to the Whitefaced Woodlands.