Stories from the past for Cumbria and the Lake District: South Lakes, Eden, North Lancashire, Dales

147 Egyptian objects all donated to Kendal Museum

5:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Curator Morag Clement reveals why Kendal Museum has an Egyptology Collection . . .

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Boom of the time gun was heard everywhere

5:33pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Mervyn Bowley, who worked in the Kendal Borough Treasurer’s office from 1933 to 1938, recalls how local people kept track of the time in the 1920s.

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Interesting sculptures at Reagill

5:32pm Thursday 9th May 2013

The limited information that we hold about this image is that it is of a house at Reagill.

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Future also matters to Kendal Civic Society

5:38pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

In the second of a two-part series, Arthur R. Nicholls, vice-chairman, describes the work of Kendal Civic Society

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Cars help date photos

5:37pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Cars have been a feature of the Lake District landscape for many years now.

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Saving Kendal for future generations

4:57pm Friday 26th April 2013

Arthur R. Nicholls, vice-chairman of Kendal Civic Society, reveals how it was formed 50 years ago.

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Young artists enjoy Ruskin's view

4:54pm Friday 26th April 2013

The weather must have been somewhat warmer when this picture of young artists painting outside at Brantwood, near Coniston, was taken.

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Project documents Yorkshire Dales life as it was

5:39pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A PROJECT to digitalise an archive of 400 taped interviews capturing life in the Yorkshire Dales in the 20th Century has been completed.

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May Day in Hawkshead

5:35pm Thursday 18th April 2013

This image is of May Day celebrations in Hawkshead. May Day celebrations are often lively affairs that celebrate spring and involve morris dancing, the crowning of a May Queen and dancing around the maypole.

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Leonard's legacy sees HF still taking a lead

5:36pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Steve Backhouse, HF Holidays’ head of holidays, based in Penrith, con-tinues his history of the Holiday Fellow-ship and founder TA Leonard . . .

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A Lakeland lambing season scene

5:34pm Thursday 11th April 2013

This picture was taken at Low Longmire Farm, which is near the village of Colton, to the south of Coniston and Windermere.

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Fresh air and fells for the rambling pioneers

5:32pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Steve Backhouse, HF Holidays’ head of holidays, based in Penrith, reveals the story of the Holiday Fellowship, which has its roots in the Lakes.

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A tranquil scene on the shore of Windermere

5:30pm Thursday 4th April 2013

This picture is taken from the shore of Windermere and probably dates from the 1930s when the steam yacht, Esperance, was being used as a houseboat.

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Memories of a harsh Lakeland winter

4:39pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Len Clark, 75, of Tebay, a track maintenance man on the West Coast Main Line for 43 years, recalls working during the long, harsh winter of 1962-63.

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Tackling household chores at Loweswater

4:38pm Thursday 28th March 2013

This photograph shows a farmer's wife pegging out the washing on a fresh spring day at Loweswater.

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Engineer with mining in his blood

5:45pm Thursday 14th March 2013

Carol Davies, Curator Natural History, describes the man behind the Bill Shaw mineral collection at Kendal Museum.

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Windermere in the '40s

5:44pm Thursday 14th March 2013

THIS image probably dates from the 1940s and shows children paddling in Windermere with MV Swan in the background.

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Feasts and fireworks marked Royal Wedding

4:46pm Thursday 7th March 2013

Historian Roger Bingham reveals how South Lakeland communities celebrated the marriage of the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra – 150 years ago next week.

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Passing through a farm on the way to the fells

4:42pm Thursday 7th March 2013

This image was taken between the 1930s and 1960s. Buttermere village is remote and remains a popular spot for walkers.

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