2010 February — Heritage and History

Lost Country Houses of England

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February 23, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

The Lost Heritage website is a memorial to the lost country houses of England and is the dedicated work of one man, who's fascination with these great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Buckinghamshire, Country Houses Of England, County Names, English Country Houses, Family Collections, Fascination, Few Limits, Geographical Boundaries, Good Fortune, Great Buildings, Heritage Website, History Of Architecture, Manor Houses, Mansions, Monuments, National Trust, Palaces, Urban Development, Wilton Park, Wise Management

Unknown history

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February 14, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Have you ever come across an object, article, building or thing that you are not sure what it is or what it was used for? This has happened many times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Lifestyle Tagged With: advice, Gallery Feedback, Hard Drive, Heritage, History Gallery, No Doubt, not known, question, uncertain, unknown history, what is it

All Saints Church, Cockermouth

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February 13, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

All Saints Church has an elevated, commanding view over Cockermouth main street. The original 14th century church was considered ‘the most ancient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Featured Tagged With: 11th Century, 14th Century, All Saints Church, Blacklock, Caen Stone, Century Church, Charles Kempe, Church Spire, Church Tower, Clockmaker, Dedication Ceremony, Eldred, English Style, Gothic Architecture, Gothic Style Church, Henry Percy, John Blaylock, John Hardman, Joseph Clarke, Memorial Windows, Original Church, Peal, Prayer Book, Roads And Bridges, Roman Camp, Sally Magnusson, Six Bells, Social Venues, Songs Of Praise, Spiritual Centre, Vicar, Victorian Stained Glass, William Wordsworth

Memories of rural life in Hambleton

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February 1, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

People who live in or have a connection to the Hambleton and Howardian Hills are being asked to look through old photo albums, letters and family mementos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News in brief Tagged With: Dramatic Landscape, Family Mementos, Glaciation, Good Understanding, Helmsley, Heritage Lottery Fund, Howardian Hills, James Herriot, Jennifer Smith, Knowledge Gap, Lishman, Moors National Park, Natural Forces, North York Moors, North York Moors National Park, Old Photo, Rummage, Rural Life, Subtle Changes, Thirsk

New funding scheme for North Yorks Moors

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February 1, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

A small scale enhancement scheme for villages and communities in the North York Moors National Park has been established to provide funding for regeneration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News in brief Tagged With: Community Cohesion, Community Groups, Defra, Development Projects, Environmental Projects, Financial Resources, Gov Uk, Improvement Projects, Lack Of Time, Local Village, Moors National Park, North York Moors, North York Moors National Park, North Yorks Moors, Npa, Rebecca Thompson, Rural Development, Scale Improvement, Scheme Coordinator, Village Environment

Goldwork Embroidery

We were asked to find out about this strange embroidery on an old purse, using metal … [Read More...]

Practice safe knitting

We recently came across this brand of Durex knitting needles and just had to share … [Read More...]

Kirkmadrine Stones

Kirkmadrine Stones

A group of early Christian stones were discovered in the 19th century during construction … [Read More...]

Wreay Church , Cumbria

Heritage open days

Many castles, churches and public venues will be opening their doors in September … [Read More...]

Countess Pillar near Penrith

Situated by the side of the busy A66 just outside Penrith in Cumbria, is a stone … [Read More...]