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Tirril, Cumbria

Tirril photos

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Tirril maps

Historic maps of Tirril and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Tirril maps

Tirril map

Historic map of Tirril

Cumbria map

Illustrated Victorian map of Cumbria

Tirril map

Historic Map of any Tirril postcode

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Tirril books

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A Taste of Cumbria and the Lake District
Paperback
£14

Cumbria Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

Tirril books
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Memories of Tirril

Tirril memories
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Tirril

My name is Sandra and I am the little girl on the right of the picture.  I lived at the Post Office with my grandparents, Mr & Mrs Robinson and I have very fond memories of growing up in the village.  The bigger girl with me was Ann Tatters who used to take me to school at Yanwath.  

Shared on 29 August 2008

Cumbria memories

many happy holidays

My granparents and uncle live in soulby, I have many happy memories of spending my school holidays at Row End farm helping with hay time, milking and feeding the cows. I still love visiting soulby going to the stepping stones and a wander round the village

Shared on 20 January 2008 by Christine Crawford.

holidays

I came to Soulby for a holiday when I was 8 with my mother and sister. We stayed in a caravan the other side of this shallow river - by the local shop.
The caravan was owned by a local farmer who was either a family friend or distant relative.
A highlight of the holiday was visiting the farm and helping... [more]

Shared on 30 December 2007 by Jean Berry.

Millers at Penruddock

The Robinson family had a long connection with Penruddock and the Neighbouring village of Motherby. My third gt grandfather, William Robinson was miller at Hutton Mill from about 1810 before moving to Greystoke Mill, and was succeeded by his son John, who continued to mill and farm there until about 1890.

I remember Penruddock from around 1952 to the... [more]

Shared on 06 January 2008 by Andrew Shepherd.

Extracts From Tirril & Cumbria books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Tirril, inspired by Frith photos.

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... [more]

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Penrith Photographic Memories

The Institute and Reading Room, built in an eclectic Arts and Crafts style, recalls the contribution to that Movement made by local protagonists like John Ruskin, Albert Fleming, W G Collingwood and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. The latter two had acknowledged the influence on the Movement of Quaker simplicity in life-style and design. Many influential followers of that faith had lived around Tirril, including Sir... [more]

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Penrith Photographic Memories

The motor-car opened up the Lakes to many families previously constrained by limited leisure time and travel distance. The 'day trip' was born. It brought new trade to outlying village hostelries such as this one at Tirril. The Queen's Head once belonged to the Wordsworth family whose roots lay in neighbouring Sockbridge and Penrith.

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