Orton Grange
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Childrens names.
The children in the boat are Leslie (boy), Harry (his brother), Noel (his sister) Wren. His other sister Millie Wren is sitting on the riverbank. The other child is a neighbour. For many years Millie Wren was a teacher at Lightburn School, Ulverston.
A memory of Newby Bridge contributed by Jean Wren
Family connections.
The gentleman with the scythe over his shoulder was my grandfather. His name was Joseph Jackson, born in 1849 at Bootle in Cumberland. He spent most of his life as a tenant farmer, first at Canleton Farm near Egremont also in Cumberland. He then moved to Lane Ends Farm at Haverthwaite in what was then Lancashire owing to subsidence of the land due to iron ore mining from the nearby Florence Mine. He retired from farming in 1919 to Penny Bridge where he spent the rest of his life.
A memory of Greenodd contributed by Mr J Jackson
Great-grandparents marriage
My great-grandparents Robert Close and Annie Head were married at this church on January 8th 1888.
A memory of Aspatria contributed by Ellen Neal
Hundredth Anniversary of Wordsworth's Death
I was born in Bridge Street and went to Fairfield School, or "Fairfield Junior Mixed" as it was called when it became Co-Ed in about 1948. I remember the whole class having to walk up to Harris Park and stand round the fountain shown in the picture. Unfortunately we had to hold a daffodil during the walk and then recite Daffodils when we were round the fountain. I noticed when I was in Cockermouth a few weeks ago that the fountain has moved onto the Main Street into the Memorial Garden opposite Wordsworth House. The Garden is on the site of my grandparents house and the Wordsworth tavern.
A memory of Cockermouth contributed by Joseph Douglas
Extracts From Orton Grange & Cumbria books
This photograph shows the view south across Devonshire Street into King Street. Half hidden by the Musgrave monument
is Graham’s grocers, established in 1793. By 1991 the adjoining buildings had been demolished to give access to the Angel
Lane shopping development. Shops like Boots (extreme far left) relocated there. The baronial revivalist Gothic building on
the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
Forming a picturesque scene near Askham, the bridge arches over
the River Lowther whose waters have their origin in the north-east
Lakeland fells above Shap. Further down, the river forms a pond and
falls over a weir flowing to join the River Eamont. The combined
waters then enter the River Eden. The surrounding countryside
inspired artists like Peter de Wint and the local prodigy Jacob
Thompson. As a youth the latter was discovered by Lord Lowther
sketching its beauties, a chance encounter which won him the
support of the Earl who cultivated links with men of arts and letters.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
Here the Ullswater and Helvellyn fells present a magnificent view
but changeable weather and difficult terrain can turn it into a
formidable one. Its victims include Charles Gough who fell to his
death on Helvellyn’s Striding Edge where months later his dog
was found alive, still guarding his remains. Gough, a Quaker, was
buried in Tirril in the graveyard adjoining the Meeting House. He
and his dog were immortalised in the poems ‘Helvellyn’ by Sir
Walter Scott, and ‘Fidelity’ by William Wordsworth.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
Built to replace the ruinous
Lowther Hall, damaged by
fire in 1720, the Castle was
designed by Sir Robert Smirke
for William Lowther, Earl of
Lonsdale. Construction began
in 1806 and took five years
to complete. The north front,
seen here, exceeds 400ft in
length. It survived intact until
the 1950s when its contents
and fittings were auctioned.
Though largely dismantled,
the shell of the façade and
tower were fortunately
preserved. In 1895 Kaiser
Wilhelm II stayed here as the
guest of Lord Lowther.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
This castellated building
dating from 1877 was
designed for Henry Lowther,
3rd Earl of Lonsdale to
guard the entrance to the
drive up to Lowther Castle.
It is in keeping with the
neo-Gothic architecture of
the latter. Above the door
can be seen their shield
of six annulets which,
in heraldry are painted
black on a shield of gold.
The latter colour, being
dominant, rendered their
livery quite dramatic. The
succeeding Earl, the keen
sportsman Hugh Lowther,
used it to great effect on his
fleet of motor-cars gaining
him the nick-name ‘The
Yellow Earl’.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".