Tag: Whitehaven
Flooding: Carlisle 1822; Whitehaven 1827
Flooding is topical after Storm Bella lashed the UK with roaring winds and heavy rain overnight last night (December 26, 2020). So this post is a look back at previous winter storms, flooding, damag... Read More
Wellington Pit, Whitehaven
Today is the 119th anniversary of a dark day in Cumbrian history, for on May 11, 1910, at Wellington Pit, in Whitehaven, some 136 men and boys were to lose their lives in, or as a consequence, of an e... Read More
The American Invasion of Britain (and Dad’s Army!)
Invasion (or the threat of it) is no laughing matter at the time, but when the threat is long passed, it can have its humorous side. Generations of people in Britain have laughed out loud at the antic... Read More