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Egremont, Cumbria
Egremont maps
Historic maps of Egremont and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Egremont maps
Historic map of Egremont
Illustrated Victorian map of Cumbria
Historic Map of any Egremont postcode
Egremont books
Displaying 3 of 26 books about Egremont and the local area. View all Egremont books
A Taste of Cumbria and the Lake District
Paperback
£14
Cumbria Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Egremont
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Cumbria memories
The White Mare used to serve Pims No1, No2, No3, No4 and No.5
3-card brag parties were Thursday nights.
Shared on 07 July 2007
I was born in Birks Road, Cleator Moor in 1954. I was from a large family called Sheldrake. We lived over the railway bridge towards the brewery. The neighbours that I know of are: the Watsons, the Moors, the Wrights, the Richardsons, the Sumptons (I married one), the Rogans, Dempseys and Brocklebanks. Does anybody remember the old gasworks house that the... [more]
Shared on 17 January 2009
As a boy I thought my hometown of Frizington to be a wonderful place. We played football for hours on the Ball Alley or on the square. (Trafalgar Square)
Also hours of fun "up the backs" The houses behind Nook St playing marbles. Sublime days which never seemed to end. I often wonder if today's children are as carefree as we... [more]
Shared on 07 April 2008
I have the fondest memories of childhood holidays spent in Ennerdale and a deep and lasting love of the valley, brought about not only by the remote beauty but also the many, very happy times that I have spent there with those closest to me.
Residents of Blackburn, Lancashire (Wainwrights home town!), my parents and two brothers spent most of... [more]
Shared on 07 November 2007
Extracts From Egremont & Cumbria books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Egremont, inspired by Frith photos.
The wide Main Street of Egremont, watched over by the clock tower of the Victorian Town Hall, is typical of many Cumbrian towns. Egremont was granted a market charter as early as 1267, and is famous for its Crab Apple Fair held every September, which includes the World Gurning (face-pulling) Championships.
This is an extract from Cumbria Photographic Memories.
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Windermere Photographic Memories
No longer owned by the Rigg family, the hotel has been re-named in this post-World War II photograph. Otherwise, very little has outwardly changed in the interim years. The ornate drinking fountain with its road signs to Ambleside, Kendal, Bowness and the lake has been removed since 1955 - presumably it was a hazard on this now busy junction. It can now be found in the open... [more]
This is an extract from Windermere Photographic Memories.
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Windermere Photographic Memories
Now in the motor age, the Square is less animated. The Queen's Hotel has lost its dominant sign, but the jeweller's shop is still functioning. The board by the entrance to the Queen's building is offering 'luncheons, teas and garage'. Apart from losing its 'coaches' sign and acquiring a garage, the Salutation is little changed. Noteworthy is Elliott's shop, 'Bootmaker, Repairs' (left), since occupied... [more]
This is an extract from Windermere Photographic Memories.
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