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Eden Bridge Gardens Work Underway

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February 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

After securing funding last year from the Heritage Lottery Fund, work started on the Thomas Mawson designed, Eden Bridge Gardens in Carlisle in … [Read more...]

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Eden Bridge Gardens, Carlisle

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October 26, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Walked and driven past thousands of times a day, the significance of these municipal gardens is largely unknown to the City's inhabitants. Situated … [Read more...]

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