The 2012 Hethersgill Vintage Rally will take place at Carlisle Airport on Sunday, 6 May. This will be the 29th fair organised by the Hethersgill …
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Ritual burial theory overturned in Maryport
Archaeologists and Roman experts may have to re-write history due to finds in Cumbria during a recent excavation. The excavation, on land adjacent …
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Performance on a mountain in Cumbria
Two street artists have helped celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Lake District and the launch of the Lakes Alive’s summer season of outdoor shows, …
Hethersgill Vintage Rally 2011
Hethersgill Vintage Club 27th Annual Rally Craft fair and Auction Sale will be held at Carlisle Airport, Cumbria on 1st May 2011. This popular …
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 …
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Ghost adverts
Capturing a moment in advertising history, long before neon or lcd computer screens, product adverts were painted on to buildings and walls. In a …
Industrial past in Carlisle
Opened in the Summer of 2001 the subway linking the grounds of Carlisle Castle with the Tullie House side of Castle Way in Carlisle is filled with …
St. Michael’s Church, Shap
St Michael's church in Shap, Cumbria, was built in 1140 AD, predating Shap Abbey and the site is known to have had a church since 750 …
Charter Stone – Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Kirkby Stephen, situated a few miles off the main A66 in the Upper Eden Valley has a long heritage and a number of things to look out for if you …
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St. Cuthbert’s Church, Lorton
Laying midway between the twin villages of High and Low Lorton in Cumbria, lies an unassuming and modest little church with a history dating back to …