Join #Barrowarchives in Barrow Library for 2 talks on 1 June: Cowcher Book of the Duchy of Lancaster and Furness Abbey. Event is free but booking is essential [email protected] 01229 407377
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Newton Rigg in the 90s! Here shows pictures of offices, students in the library (both 1993) and also the Newton Rigg Board in 1998

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#WhitehavenArchives hold the volumes of J J Flintoft's British Mosses and Ferns of the English Lake District, published in 1857. The specimens are still inside. #collector #EYANature Explore Your Archive

Today #CarlisleArchives welcomed members from Blackford Women's Institute for a tour behind the scenes along with a display of some of their documents and of the surrounding area

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Here shows the Newton Rigg Principal and guests. They were journalists and officers on a trip around the UK, and here they can all be seen exchanging strawberries.

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River pollution is certainly not a new thing. This report from Dr Wilfrid Rushton in 1930 (held by #WhitehavenArchives ) was an analysis of pollution in the River Derwent, believed to be mainly from Clifton Colliery, which was affecting the fish #EYANature Explore Your Archive

An exam for the Science and Practice of Agriculture course at Newton Rigg. This paper is from 1962 and shows final examination questions this section is on poultry.

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Awards and presentation ceremonies at Newton Rigg College! This programme dates back to the 29th of June 1962, and was to award the students hard work throughout the year.

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Margaret Lilias Sumner's beautiful watercolour is one of a number of sketches in the Sumner family collection at #KendalArchives Margaret was a drawing pupil of John Ruskin, and the collection includes letters in which he comments on her drawings #EYANature Explore Your Archive

Students at Newton Rigg College throughout the years! Do you recognise any familiar faces?

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Here shows a page from a student’s notebook who studied at Newton Rigg College. The notes date to 11th of November 1960.

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Digitising Bin Books. Click on CC to see what's going on. youtu.be/piCYTMm1F94?si… via YouTube The Rum Story #CumbriaArchives #Whitehaven #Jeffersonswinemerchants #champagne

Milking time at Newton Rigg College and how it has progressed through the years – from manual to machines!

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More than 50 pieces of art by the West Cumbrian artist Percy Kelly are on display at Theatre by the Lake this month (more here: shorturl.at/eISV6). #WhitehavenArchives holds a large collection of his illustrated letters #art #archives Theatre by the Lake

#BarrowArchives holds a book of pressed plants found on Walney Island made by Dr William Rollinson possibly when he was a teenager. Specimens are still looking good, but sticking them in with sellotape wasn't a good idea
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Newton Rigg College attending the Penrith Show, 1975, and the Bridge Lane Show field in the mid 1960s. Also shown is the Ladies Committee of the Penrith Show, 1984

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@CumbriaWildlifeTrust produced trail leaflets for #southwalneynaturereserve and walks round Barrow Wildside (Abbotswood, Ormsgill reservoir, Biggar Bank) with activities for children to do in. Copies held at #BarrowArchives . Why not get out and enjoy #wildercumbria ?

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Forestry at Newton Rigg was established in 1963. The College offered courses such as the R.F.S Woodman’s Certificate and the National Diploma in Forestry.

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Super article about the Browne family of Townend! We're privileged to look after the Browne collection at Kendal Archives, so why not visit Townend to view their exhibition and book an appointment with us to view the rest of the collection?

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Newton Rigg College was established in 1896. Here is a timetable of a Newton Ring student day, along with pictures of the library and bedrooms, dating back to 1967.

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