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Flooding: Carlisle 1822; Whitehaven 1827

Flooding: Carlisle 1822; Whitehaven 1827

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Harriet
Flooding is topical after Storm Bella lashed the UK with roaring winds and heavy rain overnight last night (December 26, 2020).  So this post is a look back at previous winter storms, flooding, damag... Read More
Sunstroke – a novel defence

Sunstroke – a novel defence

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Harriet
Sunstroke is an unpleasant experience. But strangely, the NHS website makes no mention of it leading to sudden bouts of ‘periodic excitement’ years after exposure.Which means the case of George Se... Read More
More Victorian humour

More Victorian humour

Posted on April 19, 2020January 22, 2021 by Harriet
In these worrying times, we could all use a good laugh. So, having visited Victorian jokes in a previous post, here are a few more, from 1888. (I did point out in the previous post that humour really... Read More
Time for a short break

Time for a short break

Posted on August 2, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
Cumbrian Characters is taking a short break for a short summer holiday. There are lots of lovely old posts to read to keep you going in that time 🙂 And here is an old postcard of Port Carlisle to l... Read More
Beware the ‘wp.service.controller’

Beware the ‘wp.service.controller’

Posted on December 17, 2017July 1, 2018 by CRG1539
The pesky wp.service.controller.WCjQy has tried overnight to log in to my blog – again. Think security, bloggers: hacks can happen to anyone. Cleaning up after hackers have infested your site with w... Read More

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope

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