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Villages by the Sea – Port Carlisle

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 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 – a history built on hope

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 by HarrietP

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope is my book, written because it’s something I wish I’d been able to find in bookshops in the past. There are some excellent books about aspects of life a... Read More

Brig Robert Burns – 51 years before Titanic

Posted on January 27, 2019June 12, 2021 by HarrietP

This painting of the brig Robert Burns, at Port Carlisle, is fairly well-known. I suspect most people who are aware of it like it because it shows Port Carlisle in its heyday as a busy port. The house... Read More

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Villages by the Sea – Port Carlisle

Brig Robert Burns – 51 years before Titanic