How the railways changed Tebay by Heather Ballantyne
Monday 12 April, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Local historian Heather Ballantyne has kindly share this essay and photographs with us, describing how Tebay changed from a tiny […]
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Monday 12 April, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Local historian Heather Ballantyne has kindly share this essay and photographs with us, describing how Tebay changed from a tiny […]
CONTINUE READINGFriday 9 April, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
All Westmorland’s nineteenth century railway lines were built using traditional methods and employed thousands of railway labourers during their construction. […]
CONTINUE READINGThursday 1 April, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
By the end of the nineteenth century the Westmorland Dales was completely encircled by railway lines. Their presence completely transformed […]
CONTINUE READINGWednesday 31 March, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
A huge amount has already been written about the history of the four railway lines which pass through and around […]
CONTINUE READINGMonday 29 March, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
The manuscript of Raymond Roberton’s recollections of his time working on the construction of the M6 motorway was kindly sent […]
CONTINUE READINGMonday 15 February, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Along with her own M6 Motorway Memories, Hilary Wilson sent us a handwritten manuscript from her brother-in-law J M (Michael) […]
CONTINUE READINGFriday 12 February, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
The building of the M6 motorway along the edge of the A Way Through project area was a remarkable feat […]
CONTINUE READINGFriday 18 December, 2020, by News Release
A short, popular walk in the Westmorland Dales can be enjoyed once again after a footbridge close to Scandal Beck […]
CONTINUE READINGThursday 24 September, 2020, by Karen Griffiths
With its location alongside strategic routes cross country and north to the frontiers of Roman Britain, Westmorland was always going […]
CONTINUE READINGThursday 9 July, 2020, by Karen Griffiths
As we discussed in our earlier blog post, Packhorses and their routes, trade goods were carried the length and breadth […]
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