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Wigton maps
Historic maps of Wigton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Wigton maps
Historic map of Wigton
Illustrated Victorian map of Cumbria
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Wigton books
Displaying 3 of 25 books about Wigton and the local area. View all Wigton books
A Taste of Cumbria and the Lake District
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Cumbria Photographic Memories
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Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories
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Memories of Wigton
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I was born in wigton in 1951. We lived at 19 Brackenlands, a friendly housing estate where everyone knew everyone. My early years were spent at Saint Cuthberts school and at the age of eleven attended the secondary modern or affectionately called the whitewashed cow shed. The school has been replaced by houses now. On leaving school I went to work... [more]
Shared on 29 April 2007
I lived in Wigton for the first 8 years of my life, so 1955 is a mid point!
I have happy memories of the town. We lived in West Avenue when it was known as 'the avenue' - an unmade up road and for years I thought that if a road was called 'avenue' it was full of puddles when it... [more]
Shared on 29 September 2006
I have fond memories of Brookfield School, Wigton.
I was a foreign exchange student at Brookfield School in 1984-85. Coming from Mexico I found the place to be a completely different planet from what I was used to at home. I must say that year was one of the happiest and most exciting in my whole life. I am now 40. I was there when the school was taken... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2008
Cumbria memories
Like many people who live in Cumbria I come from another part of the country. This is why I am particularly interested in the history of where I now live in Fletchertown.
The Fletchertown Community Group is putting together an Archive for the parish of Allhallows. So far we have over two thousand pictures and a lot of information from our... [more]
Shared on 03 October 2008
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 Caldbeck graveyard. A kind lady from the church shop helped me by showing me a complete map of all... [more]
Shared on 14 December 2008
In the UK Census of 1881 it shows the publican of the Bridge End Inn to be a Jane Rayson aged 68 years old. She lived with her sister Margaret aged 52 and her nieces Emma aged 15 and Fanny aged 32. Fanny's occupation is shown as "invalid".
Also shown as residing in the property was Jane Ashburner whose occupation is... [more]
Shared on 16 February 2007
My mother and I lived in Uldale during the war years, while my father was abroad with the RAF. I recall there were only two cars in the village. We had no electricity, we had paraffin lamps for light, cooking was done on an open fire and oven. My mother always said the cakes were always perfect. We had a radio,... [more]
Shared on 29 June 2008
My dad had the grocers shop opposite the gift shop, there was a shoe shop a childrens clothes shop, a launderette, a wool shop, Mrs Tinnion with her small Pekinese dogs, Bobby Askews the hardware shop who sold absolutely everything anyone ever needed. The huge ugly car park was built and some smaller houses were pulled down. Robinsons fish and chip... [more]
Shared on 25 August 2007
Extracts From Wigton & Cumbria books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Wigton, inspired by Frith photos.
The union flags are out: perhaps the local people were celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. The scene has not changed much today, other than the inevitable increase in the volume of traffic through this delightful Cumbrian market town.
This is an extract from Cumbria Photographic Memories.
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The fountain in the centre of Wigton's Square or Market Place has a pyramidal cross-topped spire, and depicted on its four sides are the four Acts of Mercy. Wigton is a pleasant market town with much good Georgian architecture, lying in the broad fertile Solway Plain.
This is an extract from Cumbria Photographic Memories.
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Carlisle - A History & Celebration
In fact, the story of Carlisle is a fascinating tale of one of the oldest cities in the country. Featuring Romans and railways, biscuits and battles, fires and floods, few cities have packed so much into their history. So how can the smallest city in England have had so eventful an existence? This book will guide you through the main events that have shaped Carlisle's unique history and take... [more]
This is an extract from Carlisle - A History & Celebration.
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