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Garrigill, Cumbria
Garrigill maps
Historic maps of Garrigill and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Garrigill maps
Historic map of Garrigill
Illustrated Victorian map of Cumbria
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Garrigill books
Displaying 3 of 26 books about Garrigill and the local area. View all Garrigill 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 Garrigill
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Although I can't remember Alston as a baby, I did revisit at the tender age of 10 years and can remember the impact the town had on me, knowing I was born there. I was shown the house we lived in, it was called Sunset View at the Butts if I remember correctly. I was also shown the hospital which I... [more]
Shared on 19 August 2009
I, at the tender age of fourteen, arrived in Croglin on November the 5th, 1954. It was 'Bonfire Night' and as strangers in the village I did not know a single soul. However the bonfire for the celebrations had been situated in the old quarry at the top end of the village and festivities commenced at about 7.pm so my eldest... [more]
Shared on 13 July 2008
When my husband and I married in March 1958, he bought the cottage nearest the camera on the left; no electricity, no bathroom......it cost the princely sum of £300!
The building at the end of the street is the pub, and behind the trees on the right is the church and graveyard. The trees have been felled now.
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Shared on 02 November 2006
My Great Grandparents in Kirkoswald
My Great Grandparents, James & Annie Robinson and their daughters Caroline & Jane, moved to Kirkcoswold in early 1900's. Annie died in childbirth soon after. James remarried Mary Hetherington and had a son James jnr. He worked in the Co-Op in Lazenby and married and had 2 sons. James snr was a coachman and later worked cutting hedges. I remember visiting... [more]
Shared on 12 January 2007
Extracts From Garrigill & Cumbria books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Garrigill, inspired by Frith photos.
Garrigill is a typical North Pennine village, clustered defensively around its central green in which stock would be gathered in time of attack. The village stands on the River South Tyne, not far from its source and just below Cross Fell, at 2,930ft the highest summit in the Pennines.
This is an extract from Cumbria Photographic Memories.
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Here a group of visitors pause to admire the view from Purse Point across the lake towards Glenridding. Ullswater, or 'Ulph's-water', takes its name from the Viking settler Lyulph, whose name was popularised in the 18th century when the Duke of Norfolk, then owner of Greystoke Castle, built the folly called Lyulph's Tower on the north side of the lake.
This is an extract from Penrith Photographic Memories.
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Penruddock is a small village on the edge of the Lake District National Park, about five miles west of Penrith. Its name is thought to be Celtic in origin. The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south. The view is of the east end of the village, looking towards Saddleback. Modern buildings have since replaced some shown... [more]
This is an extract from Penrith Photographic Memories.
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