Grasmere, from West's Guide to the Lakes, 1778
Swinside stone circle
Bewcastle
From Mogg's 1829 edn of Paterson's Roads (orig engraving by Paas, c.1784)
Duddon Furnace, from Alfred Fell, The Early Iron Industry of Furness, 1908

New: Local & Regional Seminar Series for 2013-14

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Lancaster University will be hosting a series of seminars on local and regional history from October. Highlighting the fruits of recent research, this series will show how local studies may contribute to wider historical debates and introduce particular archival sources. The seminars may be particularly useful to those engaged in VCH research.

The seminars will be held on Wednesdays, 5.00-7.00 p.m. in FASS Building, Meeting Room 2/3. Entry is free!

For the full programme, please click here.

VCH Cumbria at CWAAS AGM

Date the event has passed: 20/05/2019

The work of the VCH was highlighted at that the AGM of CWAAS, one of the project's biggest supporters, on 13th April. This was an opportunity to celebrate the publication of Kirkoswald and Renwick and outline research plans for the future.

Monastic Heritage in North West England

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The Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University is holding a study day on monastic heritage in North West England on Saturday 1st November.

More Jubilee Digests added to the CCHT website

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Another twenty Jubilee Digests have been added, following the launch of the first sixty, which coincided with the Jubilee weekend.

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society