Grandma's Cottage And Carrie's Bridge
My maternal grandfather's family came from Cark in Cartmel. The cottage nearest to the bridge was/is called "Beckside". Our family know it better as "Grandma's" house. I've found that she lived there from around the time she married, which would have been in the 1850s. She and her husband, Thomas Hadwin, had 12 children. The bridge was known as "Carrie's bridge", as one of my granddad's aunts played there as a child. I've discovered from tracing the family tree that Carrie lived there until her death in 1959. Quite a few of our relatives who lived here, worked in service at Holker Hall. I take after my granddad, apparently, as he was a bit of an artist, too. I have wanted to draw this scene for several years but the old postcard we have of the scene isn't very clear. I'm going to order a print of this photo soon to give to Mum and hopefully I will get a clearer view to fulfil my dream drawing. Edit: I've received my prints of Grandma's cottage and Carrie's bridge and the detail which can be seen is amazing. I'm hoping to begin my drawing of them very soon!
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