Whitehaven, Market Place 1968
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Photo of Whitehaven, Market Place 1968

A Selection of Memories from Whitehaven

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 Whitehaven

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I have not been to Whitehaven yet, I hope to write a memory this coming year 2017. My great grandfather George Hudspeth was born (1863) in the area of Claytor Moor,. My g.grandfather came to Nottingham when he was 20 years old . His father Thomas was a railway engine driver. So as time goes on the Railway starts to build and so did the work, and George worked as a Plate layer on the railway in ...see more
Is there anyone out there who knows of the Kichin family, my father grew up in Cleator Moor Whitehaven Cumberland region,his name was Norman George Kitchin he was born in 1906, Norman had a sister called Beatrice, their fathers name was Henry Kitchin and was a coal miner in the area, Henry's wife was Lily Strickland. Alas that is all I have on family ...see more
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