Old road signs in the Yorkshire Dales are being given a wash and brush up. Some of the signs date back to the 1950s and are in need of some tender … [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...]
Ghost sign: British Paints in Carlisle
About half way along an alleyway not really used in our modern times, is possibly one of the best preserved ghost adverts in Carlisle. Painted … [Read more...]