Tuesday 22 June, 2021, by Karen Griffiths
Exploring the nineteenth and early twentieth century censuses for Westmorland reveals how the coming of the railway offered employment opportunities […]
CONTINUE READINGMonday 31 May, 2021, by Rebekah Allison
I’m Rebekah Allison, and have just completed my Countryside Worker Apprenticeship with the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme. I was […]
CONTINUE READINGMonday 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 entirely 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 […]
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