CRG, Author at Cumbrian Characters

Workhouse life in Victorian England/Britain

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 by CRG

Workhouse orphan Oliver Twist, one of Charles Dickens’ best-known creations, famously gets into trouble for daring to ask for second helpings of food. Researching the life of George Fawell (born Dac... Read More

Beware the ‘wp.service.controller’

Posted on December 17, 2017July 1, 2018 by CRG

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

Wood burning stoves – pollution today and in history

Posted on December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 by CRG

Wood burning stoves or coal fires, it can be a toxic way to keep warm Wood burning stoves are a Must Have in interior design these days. House-hunters in property programmes on television all want the... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Author: CRG

Beware the ‘wp.service.controller’