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Month: July 2019

Bicycle mania in Cumbria in 1869

Bicycle mania in Cumbria in 1869

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Harriet
The 2019 Tour de France is coming to an end, after 23 gruelling days. The winner on the Champs Elysées on Sunday will have completed around 2,000 miles, over 21 stages, and beaten almost 200 other co... Read More
The Moon and the Cumbrian who disagreed with William Herschel

The Moon and the Cumbrian who disagreed with William Herschel

Posted on July 20, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
A post for Saturday July 20, 2019: the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. A trawl through local newspapers in the late 1700s show Cumbrians were interested in the heavens. And one Cumbrian Ch... Read More
Robert Lowther – the ‘tyrant of Barbados’

Robert Lowther – the ‘tyrant of Barbados’

Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 by Harriet
Robert Lowther (1681-1745) doesn’t count as a ‘Cumbrian Character’ in one sense. For sure, he was Cumbrian. As for ‘character’, the strict definition is ‘qualities that are interesting and... Read More
Bee mine, honey: a cautionary tale from Shap

Bee mine, honey: a cautionary tale from Shap

Posted on July 7, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
Love can be sweet. But wooing someone with bees can end up with one of you being stung, as a Shap saddler learned to his cost. Before the courts Cumbrian Characters’ URL is ‘crimesofthecenturies.c... Read More

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope

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