Lower Row 1897, Cark In Cartmel
Lower Row 1897, Cark In Cartmel Ref: 40511
Memories of Lower Row 1897, Cark In Cartmel
Family And Friends Homes
My wife's family the Oldcorns live in this end house and our friend Collin Parington also lives on this row. Posted Dec 2010, hasn't changed for a hundred years.
Cark In Cartmel & local memories
Read and share memories of Cark In Cartmel and Cumbria inspired by Frith photos.
School House
My maternal grandma, Mrs Rowe, lived at school house as caretaker for about 40 years until she died in 1978. My mum Edith was brought up here, as were her sisters, Irene, Dorothy and Marjorie and her brother Alfred better known as" Sonny". We all, i.e. aunties, uncles and cousins, used to stop at Nanna Rowes for a few weeks in the summer holidays and I have nothing but happy memories of all the lovely people and places. Anyone who went to Holker School in the 40's till the 70's will remember her, she also worked at Holker Hall in the kitchens and cleaning, even used to pluck grouse at home, in the kitchen, for the Cavendishes. My grandad, Alf Rowe, sadly died in 1963, but he used to work at the shipyards at Barrow and later at the old army camp at Flookburgh. In his spare time he was a ventriloquist, entertaining at Lower Holker Club and even had a Punch and Judy show... Read more
First Kiss
My wife used to live in the house on the right, Number 5 Mill Close. When we were courting I would walk her home from our nights out and we use to sit on the bridge wall. This is where I had my first kiss from her, she was 17 and I was 19 years old. We have been married now for 46 years and have two children and 4 grandchildren. This is where it all started.
People in This Image
This photograph was probably taken at some time in 1967-68, a bit later than 1965, when the first council houses were built. My gran is in the photo, talking to the woman and girl. The adjacent houses where Alf Thompson lived weren't built until a year or so later than the ones shown.
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... Read more
Grandma''s Cottage
This is the cottage where my maternal grandfather's family used to live. Thomas (born 1828) and Mary Hadwin had 12 children and lived all of their life in this house. Their granddaughter "Carrie", born in 1877, lived there with them, too. I'm yet to discover if the house was occupied by the Hadwins previously.
My Grandad
My grandad was born here in 1923, his name was Clive John Lupton, also known as Cliff. He left when he was 17 and settled in Liverpool, but didn't speak much about the place. We returned with him in 2001 but he didn't really open up about anything, we think he had a conflict with his parents who were Gwladys Maude Faraday (maiden name) and John Lupton. My grandad has since passed away, me and my family would love to learn more about our relatives, if anyone has any information I would be extremley pleased to hear from you. I know my great grandad (John Lupton) was a game keeper at a nearby farm. Thanks.
My Wife's Dad's Car
This is my father-in-law Austin A35 parked on the road, Alf Thompson was the owner.
