Langwathby, The Green c.1960
Photo ref:
L199022
Photo ref:
L199022
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The road dividing the village green in two can be seen running behind the bus shelter beside the tree on the left. The shelter was erected in 1953 to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The roundabout and swings, provided by the Parochial Foundation Charity, are still there today.
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A Selection of Memories from Langwathby
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 Langwathby
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As a youngster of 12 I was evacuated from my home in Wallington near Croydon Surrey to Cumbria, where I attended Penrith Grammar School in 1940. I lived at Temple Sowerby at Riggside at the farm (Millrigg Farm) of my elderly cousin, Isaac Huntington. His elder brother was George Huntington a retired farmer of Langwathby Hall Farm. Those two brothers were sons of Joseph and Ann Huntington also of Langwathby ...see more
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