Situated by the side of the busy A66 just outside Penrith in Cumbria, is a stone tower known as the Countess Pillar. Standing around 4m tall and … [Read more...]
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Tall tales wanted for Park project
Legends, tall stories and old myths are in demand for a special project aimed at … [Read More...]
The bells of Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral boasts a peal of 12 bells, but it hasn't always been this … [Read More...]
Captain Scott’s South Pole images saved for nation
Photographs taken by Captain Scott on his final expedition to the South Pole … [Read More...]
Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines
HSL102, one of two historic World War II rescue boats owned by Portsmouth Naval … [Read More...]
More than 700,000 National Trust items go online
From great works of art by Gainsborough to the ordinary cotton underpants of a … [Read More...]
In Search of the Real Dad’s Army – The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom 1940-1944
What was the Home Guard? Who were the men and women who served in it? And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths … [Read more...]