St Mary's,Wreay, by Sarah Losh 1842-4
Steam Yacht Branksome, Windermere Jetty
Belle Isle, Windermere
William Morris window panels, Troutbeck Parish Church
Topiary, Levens Hall

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.

David Starkey, Kendal and 'My Lady the King's Mother'

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Archive Opening Hours

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Please note the revised opening hours at Cumbria Archive Centres from 7th April 2014.

For details, please follow this link: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/whatsnew/2014/Mar14news.asp

David Starkey lecture update

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Bookings are now open for the David Starkey lecture on 11 June. The event, which is hosted by CCHT, is entitled "The Magna Carta 800 Years On", and will take place at the Rheged Centre, near Penrith at 7pm on Thursday 11 June, followed by a buffet supper. Tickets, price £25 (lecture a

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society