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Jonathan Otley – His Keswick connections

May 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Jonathan Otley - His Keswick connections

A simple plaque and a restored flight of steps mark the place, where for many years, Jonathan Otley lived in Keswick. Born in 1766 Mr Otley … [Read more...]

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Wordsworth drinking fountain- Grasmere

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January 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Little seems to have been published on the internet about this drinking fountain in Grasmere. … [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...]

Foundering in soft snow: Bowers' sledge team; Wilson pushing; Oates and PO Evans repairing, Beardmore Glacier, 13 December 1911. Pic HLF

Captain Scott’s South Pole images saved for nation

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HSL102, a former air-sea rescue launch is to get new engines Pic - PNBPT

Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines

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The Palladian style Doll's House c1735-40 at Uppark, West Sussex. Pic NT

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...]