A group of early Christian stones were discovered in the 19th century during construction of a family mortuary chapel in Kirkmadrine. Kirkmadrine … [Read more...]
Greta Bridge, Keswick
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September 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Carrying the busy A66 between the M6 and Keswick is what is possibly the largest concrete span bridge in Cumbria, the Greta Bridge. Four lanes of thundering … [Read more...]
Dales Volunteers bridge that gap
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May 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dales Volunteers have been doing their bit to preserve an historic footbridge in Swaledale. A group of five volunteers and some Yorkshire Dales National … [Read more...]
King Edward I Monument
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March 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Standing alone in the middle of rough salt marsh just outside the village of Burgh by Sands, is the King Edward I Monument. Erected in 1685 as a … [Read more...]
Corpse Roads
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January 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Great Britain in the 15th and 16th Centuries was a place of many small parishes, some very rural and isolated. Most of these villages did have their … [Read more...]
Countess Pillar near Penrith
Situated by the side of the busy A66 just outside Penrith in Cumbria, is a stone … [Read More...]