Westmorland monument saved
Tuesday 14 November, 2023, by News Release
Builders from Richmond have restored one of Westmorland’s most important 19th century industrial sites, the Smardale Gill limekilns near Kirkby […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 14 November, 2023, by News Release
Builders from Richmond have restored one of Westmorland’s most important 19th century industrial sites, the Smardale Gill limekilns near Kirkby […]
CONTINUE READINGFriday 17 March, 2023, by News Release
The 9th Earl of Lonsdale, Will Lowther, has opened a new public right of way in Tebay in the Westmorland […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 6 December, 2022, by News Release
A Kendal man has won the annual hedgelaying competition run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Andrew Kirkwood beat […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 30 August, 2022, by News Release
A hi-tech dairy farm in the Westmorland Dales opened to the public last week, promoting the central role that livestock […]
CONTINUE READINGFriday 4 March, 2022, by Karen Griffiths
Ladle Lane is one of those delightful walled paths which invite you to explore. It leaves the village of Crosby […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 26 October, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
In this blogpost Jan Hicks explores an early trade route called ‘Breasthigh’ which runs west from Greenholme via Bretherdale (where […]
CONTINUE READINGMonday 25 October, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Local historian and archaeologist Jan Hicks has been carrying out some on-the-ground research for the ‘A Way Through’ project. She […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 19 October, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Thanks to Hilary Wilson for passing these notes made by George Horn of Tebay of his days working on construction […]
CONTINUE READINGThursday 14 October, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
There’s been quite a bit of interest in the research that we’ve been doing as part of the ‘A Way […]
CONTINUE READINGTuesday 3 August, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
The life of John Ellis Watson is another classic tale from the period of Britain’s Industrial Revolution. We came across […]
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