Distington lady school makes cover for war book for soldiers
Distington lady school makes cover for war book for soldiers This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned
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Kendal home shops old streets
Kendal home shops old streets This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was
Servant in Service before the World Wars oral history video
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
Soldier describes D Day Arnhem The Kings Regiment war oral history video
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
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
Vintage Excavators at Threlkeld Quarry Cumbria video
Vintage Excavators at Threlkeld Quarry Cumbria video Before the days of hydraulic excavators (leaky incontinent things!) rope excavators were the ingenious and robust diggers, lifters
Distington lady swim sea husband war POW TB lung out mine
Distington lady swim sea husband war POW TB lung out mine This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000
Steam Digger From The Deep video
Steam Digger working at Threlkeld Quarry Cumbria video Video of steam digger working at Threlkeld Quarry Ray Hooley organised volunteers to recover it from the
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
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
Keswick to Penrith Railway video
Keswick Railway oral history video Illustrated oral history of Keswick to Penrith railway Cumberland, now Cumbria In 1944 when this 16 years old applied to work on
Dearham church school policeman
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