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Month: June 2019

The Yanwath railway explosion

The Yanwath railway explosion

Posted on June 30, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
The Yanwath railway explosion of 1867 killed two men instantly, woke people for miles around  – and had lasting effects for the village. The Yanwath railway explosion outlined The evening of Tuesda... Read More
Drunkenness – the Georgian view

Drunkenness – the Georgian view

Posted on June 24, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
In a previous post, I looked at the 18th century craze for gin. And how a Cumbrian Character – George Smith, of Kendal – published a ‘how to’ guide for setting up a small commercial still. Sm... Read More
Penrith casualties: Stanley Dennison & Mark Dayson

Penrith casualties: Stanley Dennison & Mark Dayson

Posted on June 16, 2019September 1, 2019 by Harriet
If ‘Two more Penrith casualties’ sounds somehow dismissive, it isn’t. Quite the opposite. More than 700,000 British soldiers were killed in the First World War (the number actually ... Read More
Cumbrian gin – invented in Kendal

Cumbrian gin – invented in Kendal

Posted on June 8, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet
‘Cumbrian gin’ as a search term pulls up some tempting modern offerings. But did you know a Kendal distiller wrote a best-selling book about it in 1725? Gin is in. According to a feature i... Read More
Cute animals – and a ferret riddle

Cute animals – and a ferret riddle

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Harriet
Cute animals are a staple of social media and other online platforms, so here are some animal stories from 19th Century Cumberland.  Ok, ‘cute animals’ is the nearest Cumbrian Characters gets whe... Read More

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope

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