Maps

5,358 maps found.

Map Of Cumberland, Cumbria Ref. F07
Map Of Westmorland, Cumbria Ref. F40
1899, Beaumont Ref. HOSM37319
1890 - 1899, Crofton Ref. HOSM42344
1888 - 1899, Heathlands Ref. HOSM47649
1899, Longpark Ref. HOSM52224
1897, Sandford Ref. HOSM58456
1897 - 1912, Lowgill Ref. HOSM52723
1897, Staveley Ref. HOSM60378
1897 - 1913, Hartley Ref. HOSM47734
1898, Melmerby Ref. HOSM53474
1923, Redhills Ref. HOSM57583
1899 - 1923, Camerton Ref. HOSM39911
1923, Howgate Ref. HOSM49041
1899, Heathfield Ref. HOSM48016
1899, Woodrow Ref. HOSM65079
1925, Colton Ref. POP675808
1925, Bridgefoot Ref. POP650027
1925, Bridgend Ref. POP650103
1925, Brough Ref. POP652679

Books

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Memories

37 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Grandfathers Grave

As a child my father frequently told me that his father was buried next to John Peel in Caldbeck graveyard. I now live in Australia, but in 1997 I visited Caldbeck hoping to see my grandfather's grave. Unfortunately it was not in ...Read more

A memory of Caldbeck in 1997 by Mary Lillington

Steepmarsh Farm House

In 1982 we moved into the farm house. I was 11 and had come from a new house in Liss so this was a dream come true ! The oast houses next door hadn't been converted then and we had wild time as children making dens there. I ...Read more

A memory of Steep Marsh in 1982 by Lucie Cragg

Lived In Peterlee Until I Was 7 Or 8 Yrs Old

I was born in the little maternity hospital in Easington and lived in Kiln Hill Walk in Peterlee. Later we moved to Cumbrian Way, this is the house I remember. I attended the infants school that was ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1975 by Vicky Clements

Grinsdale Bridge

Grinsdale Bridge was built to take road traffic over the railway line going into Carlisle. It was always a driving hazard. The main claim to fame of the area was Ron Morton's Auto Wrecking yard. He supplied a treasure trove of ...Read more

A memory of Grinsdale in 1965 by Marcia Kell

I Know All The Memories Of Tynemouth

I was born in North Shields and know all the photos shown ...was my school holidays. I married my husband, a Northumberland Fusilier from Haltwhistle in January 1959 and in April we left from Newcastle on ...Read more

A memory of Tynemouth in 1959 by Patsy Norman Nee Quinn

Weaverham Secondary Modern

Harry Christian was the headmaster when I started at Weaverham Secondary Modern school in Lime Avenue in 1956. He was the first headmaster of the new school which by then had I think been open one or two years.   ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham in 1956 by Keith Wilson

Regent Road School Holidays In Westward Ho Skipton And Dalson

I was at Regent Road and in love with Mr Oldfield's daughter, Alison, when I was about 8. I have great memories of school holidays at Westward Ho, Skipton and Dalston Cumbria when 3 or 4 of us went to Greta Green and Hadrians wall in Pop Siddall's Ford Zephyr.

A memory of Salford in 1955 by Mike Hall

Salmon Fishing

Does anyone remember the catching of a 26lb salmon by les walker in the rock dub one sunday morning.Taking from 9 30 until 12 30 to get out in the waddle hole . RIVER EHEN. THORNHILL CUMBRIA .

A memory of Thornhill in 1953 by John Walker

The Green – 1952 53 Seven Years Old

I come from an RAF family that travelled across the globe until, in 1964 we ended up in Australia. Though english by birth, I am now an Australian, but I have fond memories of some parts of England where I grew ...Read more

A memory of The Green in 1952 by Michael Coley

Childhood In Powerstock And Eggardon

Powerstock was my local village from 1951 to 1963. We lived at Kings House Farm at the foot of Eggardon Hill. My father Eddie Whitaker farmed (the hill rented and his 13 acres) for 12 or so years before moving ...Read more

A memory of Powerstock in 1951 by Peter Whitaker

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Captions

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Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church, The Giant's Grave 1893

Legend has it that this is the grave of Ewan Caesario, a giant who was King of Cumbria.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Golf Links And The Grand Hotel 1927

A game of golf takes place in front of what is now called the Cumbria Grand Hotel.

Caption For Egremont, Promenade 1902

At first he built himself a house which he named Egremont, after his home town in Cumbria, and the name spread from there.

Caption For Tirril, From Penrith Road C1955

This corner of Cumbria abounds in associations with the poet.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church, The Giant's Grave 1893

Legend has it that this is the grave of Ewan Caesario, a giant who was King of Cumbria.

Caption For Haltwhistle, Main Street C1960

The market town of Haltwhistle straddles the present-day A69 a few miles from the border with Cumbria.

Caption For Carmarthen, The Horse Fair C1950

Carmarthen's horse fairs were the Welsh equivalent of the Appleby fairs in Cumbria, and were still being held as late as 1955.

Caption For Askam In Furness, Dunnerholme Rock C1955

Various footpaths lead to it, including the Cumbria Coastal Way.

Caption For Kendal, Parish Church 1914

Kendal's church of the Holy Trinity is Cumbria's largest parish church, and dates from the 13th century, although it was extensively restored 60 years before this photograph was taken, between

Caption For Runcorn, Higher Runcorn, Highlands Road C1955

Many of these houses were originally built in the 1800s as housing for immigrants coming to the area from Cumbria and North Wales to work in the local quarries.

Caption For Runcorn, Hill 1923

Stone from here was used to build the docks at Liverpool, Holker Hall in Cumbria and Tatton Hall in nearby Knutsford.

Caption For Gilsland, The Village C1950

Poltross Burn, which flows through the middle of the village, marks the border between Northumberland and Cumbria.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church, The Giant's Grave 1893

Stories about the Grave have been linked not only with the mythical giant Sir Owen Caesarius and the Arthurian legends, but also with Owain, son of Urien, a 6th-century king of Rheged, and Owen, King of Cumbria

Caption For Hellifield, Main Street 1950

In 1844, railway surveyors came to this agricultural village with the aim of linking two main lines to provide a route from West Yorkshire to Lancashire and Cumbria.

Caption For Carlisle, The Lake District Mountains 2005

Cumbria by open expanses of moss and marsh.

Caption For Carlisle, Castle Street 2005

By building a new castle at Carlisle, William Rufus was cutting what was left of ancient Cumbria in two.

Caption For Wigton, King Street C1955

The scene has not changed much today, other than the inevitable increase in the volume of traffic through this delightful Cumbrian market town.

Caption For Gosforth, The Village C1955

A couple of old villagers pass the time of day with a youngster in the West Cumbrian village of Gosforth.

Caption For Abbey Town, Main Street C1965

It is ten past twelve on a summer's afternoon in the mid-sixties in this sleepy North Cumbrian town - and there is not a vehicle in sight in the length of the long Main Street.

Caption For Manorbier, Castle 1890

His most well-known book is 'Itinerarium Cambriae', 'The Itinerary of Wales'.

Caption For Egremont, Town Hall And Main Street 1963

The wide Main Street of Egremont, watched over by the clock tower of the Victorian Town Hall, is typical of many Cumbrian towns.

Caption For Largs, The Pier 1897

This is the embarkation point for sailings to the various Clyde resorts, and also to Milport, just across from and within sight of Largs, on the island of Great Cumbrae.

Caption For Largs, The Pier 1897

Sheltered by the nearby island of Cumbrae, Largs is a popular place for messing about in boats.