Bricks of Cumbria
Brick collection from quarries and mines in Cumbria from 1850 This collection of bricks varies from the hand made with finger marks, to engineered bricks of furnaces and shaped bricks of archways. The collection was bought from Ian Tyler when he retired from his Keswick Mining Museum and has been increased over the years. Ian […]
Dig For Victory Photo Gallery
At Home Food From Your Own Space Read More Dig For Victory – The Vegetable Garden Displayed – THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 1942 From the Minister of Food, The Rt. Hon. Lord Woolton. “This is a food war. Every extra amount of vegetables in allotments saves shipping. If we grow more potatoes we need not […]
Whitehaven lady clogs school big house
Whitehaven lady clogs school big house This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a summary of the video so […]
Whitehaven lady swim sea confectioner home life
Whitehaven lady swim sea confectioner home life This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this project by typing a summary of the video so […]
Submarine shells Whitehaven West Cumbria
Submarine shells Whitehaven Cumberland (West Cumbria) 1915 The Latest in Germ-Hun frightfulness” Newspaper reports:“A German submarine fired several shells at Parton Harrington and Whitehaven on 16th August 1915 but no material damage was caused. A few shells hit the railway embankment north of Parton, but the train service was only slightly delayed. Fires were caused […]
Whitehaven strict office rules toilet timed
Whitehaven strict office rules toilet timed This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a summary of the video so […]
Whitehaven lady born 1939 remembers ww1 German submarine shells Lowca Parton
Whitehaven lady born 1939 remembers ww1 German submarine shells Lowca Parton This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a […]
Millom band
Millom band This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a summary of the video so that your summary can […]
Millom museum sea walls Hodbarrow mine farming rural industrial life
Millom museum sea walls Hodbarrow mine farming rural industrial life This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a summary […]
Lorton lady ww2 driver husband POW drama farmer quotas
Lorton lady ww2 driver husband POW drama farmer quotas This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria, permitted for educational use. Please help this community project by typing a summary of […]