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Historic maps of Bow and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bow maps
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Burgh-By-Sands| Cummersdale| Carlisle| Dalston| Port Carlisle| Wigton
Bow area books
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Great Orton
My father, Thomas James Armstrong, was living in Great Orton before he went to war in 1915 with the Border Regiment. He was awarded a gold Great Orton medal for his service. Does anyone know anymore information about him or his family or the story behind the medals? His father was James Armstrong, from Lanercost, & his mother Isabella Armstrong nee Storry/Story, from Thurstonfield.
Any information would be gratefully recieved.
Kirkandrews School in The 50's
We moved to Woodside, Kirkandrews in l956. It was a boarding kennel and my father, Harold Brown, turned the l4 acres into a small farm. The school was two rooms, one heated by a stove and the other with a fireplace. The toilets were outside, and the sinks in the school porch. I don't think there could have been more than 20 pupils. Mrs Wannop came from Carlisle and taught the younger children. She brought her baby boy, John, with her every day. Mrs Walby was headmistress and lived in the school house on the premises. The yard wasn't paved then and we had many games of rounders outside. Education was basic to say the least, very low key. I moved on to Caldew eventually and took the standard secretarial course. Thanks to Mrs Southern those skills have always been useful. I was the Matron's secretary at the Infirmary and after I moved to the USA, got a... Read more
That Was Home
My grandmother, Margaret Flint, was landlady of the Greyhound from sometime during WW2 until 1954. I lived there from 1944 until she retired. Being a publican meant grandmother was entitled to more than the normal rations in the immediate post war era since she was required to provide food to any traveller. Travellers were few and far between however one day George Bernard Shaw and companion appeared on the doorstep in the afternoon requiring tea so she had to fulfill her duty.
The Mission Hall
I was born in Caledonian Buildings on Etterby Road...what a wonderful place it was to play, with all the green grass, trees, and horses, our imaginations would go wild. The best days were when there was a wedding in the Mission Hall and we would sit outside waiting for the men to throw us some pennies, we would then go and spend our money at Copelands sweet shop. Further down Etterby Road there were flats that had become empty due to refurbishing, in those days the windows and doors didn't need boarding up, so we would climb through a window and play amongst the 'rubbish'...it did feel very scary, maybe it was the worry of being found out! I loved my childhood in Etterby and maybe one day I will knock on the door of the house where I was born...
Garden Terrace
My grandmother, Nora Green, lived in Garden Terrace, Lower Cumbersdale and raised 9 children there. I remember visiting often, walking over from Denton Holme by the river. Lots of happy times. If anyone has any memories of the Green family I would love to hear to hear from them. I know my grandfather, Robert, worked as a screen printer and died in his 30s.
Searching For my Roots
My paternal grandfather John Routledge was from little Bampton. He had a horse called Tam o' Shanter which was a sulky trotter named after the local pub. I would love to find out more about him.
My Brother
My brother, Brian Ridding (Hoss), laid this mosaic. Sadly he died on 2nd June 2010, age 52. Everywhere I walk in this city, there is a reminder of him, whether it be above or below ground.
