In this week in the Gazette - 100, 50 and 25 years ago:
100 YEARS AGO - 1920
THERE were frequent circular flights of passengers in the aeroplane from Grange over Lindale. The views must have been superb. To the observer from Lindale, the machine seemed to fly very smoothly and one old resident of Lindale, it was alleged, was seen to wave his pocket handkerchief as he passed over his house 1,500 feet below.
50 YEARS AGO - 1970
AFTER the River Kent had become swollen with rain and melting snow, a pump-house at the Kendal sewage works was flooded. Kendal Fire Brigade spent four hours pumping out 60,000 gallons of water. The trouble was caused when the Kent backed up sluice channels. It rose to such a height that permanently installed machinery in the pump-house could not cope. Considerable damage was caused to the floor.
25 YEARS AGO - 1995
KENDAL is set for a jobs bonanza when K Shoes’ new £2.5 million factory shopping mall opens its doors next month, bringing a brand new style of retailing to the town.
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