Silecroft, The Railway Station c.1955
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Photo of Silecroft, The Railway Station c.1955

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Carlisle and Sons' delivery van waits at the level crossing near Silecroft Station on the west coast route between Barrow and Workington, which opened to traffic in 1848. Silecroft, near Millom, stands at the southernmost extremity of the Lake District National Park, at the foot of Black Combe (1,970ft).

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Railways

Let the train take the strain in this selection of steam train and railway related photographs from The Francis Frith Collection.

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50s & 60s

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Rural Life

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A Selection of Memories from Silecroft

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 Silecroft

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I first visited Silecroft in 1957, with my mother and father. It was August and we were on holiday for a week. I fell in love with the village at first sight and that love has lasted a life time. We stayed in the Boat House on the shore. Our first night was very windy and I remember walking to the village, for milk, the next morning with the wind behind me blowing me along. The village has changed little ...see more