Cartmel, The Priory Church 1914
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Photo of Cartmel, The Priory Church 1914

More about this scene

The sign on the shop wall, where the tickets were sold, shows that admission to the Priory Church was 6d. Cartmel Priory has been a tourist attraction for a long time, partly because of its belfry, which is constructed diagonally across the tower below. Inside the church are the four piers that support it. Founded in 1190 by William Marshall, Baron of Cartmel and later 1st Earl of Pembroke, Cartmel was a priory of the Augustinian Order and still serves as the parish church.

A Selection of Memories from Cartmel

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Cartmel

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I have lived in the pretty village of Cartmel all my life and I love the quiet, calming atmosphere we have here. Once a friend and myself used to walk through the village with a nanny goat called Nancy and her 2 kids, we'd arrive in the square and rest at the market cross with the goats playing on the "fish slabs" which caused a lot of amusement to the visitors, who in turn must have thought we were slightly mad! Near by is ...see more