Distington lady man Distington life

Rural Workers

Distington lady man Distington 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 of the video so that […]

Dearham church school policeman

Policeman At Box Close

Dearham church school policeman 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 […]

Alston man charabanc clogs mine foundry eggs

Charabanc Lady Margaret MM243

Alston man charabanc clogs mine foundry eggs 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 […]

Alston lady school sausages evacuees parlour

Houses Street Scene 1900 Alston Mkt Plce

Alston lady school sausages evacuees parlour 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 […]

Soldiers describe D Day Arnhem Africa Italy three oral history videos

Army At War Arnhem The Photographers

Soldiers describe D Day Arnhem Africa Italy three oral history videos First soldier: Home Guard practice at Levens Garth Westmorland and this oral history is of a lad who threw clods of earth to and from the Home Guard.  Tank traps against Tiger tanks!  Bayonet danger – on the bus.  Target practice, oops a pig, […]

Servant in Service before the World Wars oral history video

Servant in Service Millom

MY LIFE AT HOME AND MY WORK AS A SERVANT A lady explains how life was for her as a child at home.  She explains how she left school at 14 years old in 1933 to work in service (as a servant) in the “big house”.  It was a privilege to record this lady, now […]

Soldier describes D Day Arnhem The Kings Regiment war oral history video

Army At War Arnhem Mortar About To Fire

Soldier describes D Day Arnhem in The Kings Regiment video Ambleside Oral history group record a WW2 soldier’s life from Kings Regiment Formby to Arnhem Bridge and Eindhoven Bridge.   For an impression of the action at Arnhem see Operation Market Garden & “A Bridge Too Far”.  To find out more about the Regiment visit Carlisle […]

Soldier at war Algiers Rommel Italy oral history video

Army At War Arnhem Field Gun In Action

Soldier at war Algiers Rommel Italy oral history video Started in Home Guard, guarding Thirlmere lake, one rifle one bullet for 2 nights a week, then trained in drill hall by WW1 sergeant. Then joined up in Royal Corps of Signals, trained in Wales. Devon Plymouth in big air raids, then moved to Scotland preparing […]

Home Guard Westmorland shot pig oral history video

Home Guard With Weapons On Canal World War WW2

Oral history Home Guard & WW2 Levens Bridge Westmorland oral history video Home Guard practice at Levens Garth Westmorland and this oral history is of a lad who threw clods of earth to and from the Home Guard. Tank traps against Tiger tanks! Bayonet danger – on the bus. Target practice, oops a pig, ah, […]

Explosion at Broughton Moor munitions dump Video

Broughton Moor WW2 Munitions Building Emergency Sign

Explosion at Broughton Moor Munitions Dump video Oral history by Cockermouth lady about her mother working at the munitions factory at the Royal Navy Armaments Depot, locally known as “The Dump” in Broughton Moor in West Cumbria.  Huge shells were prepared and stored there and this lady’s mother worked there in WW2.  One day her mother came […]