Mines of the Lake District Fells
September 5, 2024
A colleague of mine, John Adams, was the author of the below book, the second edition of which was published 27 years ago.
A colleague of mine, John Adams, was the author of the below book, the second edition of which was published 27 years ago.
In 1722 Thomas Blacklock left £20 to St Cuthbert’s parish,“the interest to be distributed every year, at the discretion of the overseers of the poor.”
Pultney Corrie was born in Carlisle in 1856. At first he was a tobacconist but by 1893 he was advertised as a cycle agent in Rickergate…
The Post Office archives record that the first box in mainland Britain was erected in Botchergate, Carlisle, in 1853. This is commemorated today with a replica Penfold box, located outside the Old Town Hall in Carlisle city centre. So why Carlisle?
The railway carriage below, built by Tweedale and Barton for the Stockton and Darlington line in 1846, is preserved in the National Collection.
The basin of the Carlisle Canal, off Port Road, was supplied by water from a reservoir at Ratlingate, before reaching the first lock near Monkhill.
While Brazil is a mainly tropical country, with numerous beautiful beaches, the south of the country experiences cold winters, with frosts and even snow occurring regularly.
A friend said to me a few years back, when we were discussing the reissue CD market, “They’re re-issuing things now that were never issued in the first place”.
After a long, wet and windy winter, spring is finally here! With lighter days and warmer weather, our pets become more active. However, this can bring some health worries.
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