Nostalgic memories of Buttermere's local history

Share your own memories of Buttermere and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I’ve just visited Buttermere to look at the little church where my ancestors (Annetts and Cummins families) would have attended during the Victorian era. A quaint little church set in the valley down a bridle way. Surrounded by hills, it conjures an image of how hard life their lives would have been as many were shepherds in Buttermere. A villager we met in the churchyard explained in the Victorian era there were some 130 residents in Buttermere, but that’s now down to about 30.