Port Carlisle Archives - Cumbrian Characters

Bog Hall on the Solway

Posted on February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 by HarrietP

Bog Hall, or Boghall*, hasn’t the same cachet as, say, ‘Larkfield House,’ or ‘Sea View’. Being more in the ‘Gasworks Lane’ vein of nomenclature. But it’s not without interest. For it w... Read More

Villages by the Sea – Port Carlisle

Posted on November 4, 2023July 15, 2025 by HarrietP

Port Carlisle features in the new series of BBC2 series Villages by the Sea. The researchers approached me about it some time ago. But while I was happy for them to use my book on Port Carlisle in any... Read More

Port Carlisle baths

Posted on April 23, 2023July 15, 2025 by HarrietP

Port Carlisle baths – a puzzle solved Port Carlisle baths – or Victoria baths, to give their full name – opened in 1844, as an attempt to make the village ‘the most-popular of all the bathing ... Read More

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Category: Port Carlisle

Bog Hall on the Solway

Villages by the Sea – Port Carlisle

Port Carlisle baths