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

Public Lecture on Elizabethan England

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On Thursday 30th May Professor Keith Wrightson of Yale University will be giving a public lecture at Lancaster University. His paper is entitled ‘Also present and hearing: the common people in the age of Elizabeth I’ – all are welcome.

Time and venue: Thursday 30th May at 5pm, followed by wine reception. Lancaster University, FASS Building Meeting Room 2-3 (ground floor).

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'A History of Local Fishing' - Talk Saturday 15 August 2015

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Discover the precious fishing heritage of Morecambe Bay through the eyes of one of Cumbria's best known fishermen.

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

Drafters' Day

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CCHT hosted a meeting for VCH drafters on 14th February at Penrith Methodist Chruch.

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society