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Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland

Posted on April 4, 2021 by HarrietP

Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland This post illustrates a few of the punishments in 1841 for ‘minor offences’. As meted out by magistrates in Cumberland. The 1841 Easter Sessions The Easter Se... Read More

The Port Carlisle Dandy – a symbolic curiosity

Posted on October 6, 2018January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

The Port Carlisle Dandy was a curious invention – even in its day, it was regarded as an oddity. It also symbolises how high hopes of transforming Port Carlisle (by the canal, by the railway) were d... Read More

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s

Posted on June 21, 2018March 17, 2019 by HarrietP

William Pinder was a man no one would want to add to their family tree. But his life story tells us a surprising amount about crime and punishment in the mid-19th century. In Westmorland, a crime of a... Read More

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Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland

The Port Carlisle Dandy – a symbolic curiosity

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s