On Thursday May 23 the brilliant Claire Langhammer will talk work & feeling in 20th century Britain! Everybody has strong feelings about work, so we're excited to here Claire's thoughts about this crucial topic. The talk is free, but please regsiter here: tinyurl.com/2p9x77vy

Happy Friday!🦬

For this week's Friday fact, we're turning the clock back some 120 years: to the time when 🦬Buffalo Bill's Wild West🤠 wowed audiences across Cumbria.

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/when-wild-west…

Happy Wednesday! ✨

For our next ‘Image of the week’ post we're featuring another historical map from our gallery.🗺️

This comes from a map Abraham Ortelius made in 1573, with input from the Welsh antiquary, Humphrey Lhuyd.

⬇️Find out more online: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/old-ma…

Happy Monday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are looking at the Seathwaite, in Borrowdale.⛏️🐑

Discover more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/borro…

Happy Friday!🐺

Today we spotlight the last wolf in England - more specifically, a rare little book published in Grange-over-Sands by Mrs Jerome Mercier, entitled 'The Last Wolf - A Story of England in the Fourteenth Century'.

To find out more visit: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/last-wolf-engl…

Happy Wednesday! ✨

For our next post from the ‘Image of the week’ series we have a map of Windermere. Peter Crosthwaite's ‘accurate maps’ are among the earliest Lake District tourist souvenirs. 🗺️

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/crosth…

Happy Monday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are looking at the Bewcastle Cross, Cumberland.

⤵️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/bewca…

Happy Friday!⚽

It’s been a tough season for Carlisle United, but here’s to a bounce back next year, when the Cumbrians will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their time at the top of the table!

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/football-backg…

Booking is now open for LancasterUniHistory Regional Heritage Centre's May Study Day: 'Isle of Man: Maritime Matters' featuring contributions from ManxNationalHeritage & Royal Museums Greenwich

Saturday 18th May Lancaster University

See full details (including how to book) here:
tinyurl.com/4xnc89tt

Happy Wednesday! ✨

For our next post from the ‘Image of the week’ series we have Margaret Clifford’s tomb, engraving from Thomas Pennant's Tour from Downing to Alston Moor.

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/engrav…

Happy Monday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are looking at a view of St Andrew's Church, Kirkandrews on Esk ⛪️

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/kirka…

Happy Friday!💫

Today's video spotlights the first recorded African community in Britain, 'the Aurelian Moors', based at Burgh by Sands around 1800 years ago!

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/first-recorded…

Happy Wednesday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “image of the week” post we are exploring a view of Grange Bridge in Borrowdale (c. 1809)

Find out more: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/king-g…

Happy Monday! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are exploring the Sundial clock, St. Andrew's Church, Kirkandrews on Esk ⛪️

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/kirka…

Happy Friday!📷

We’ve reached 91 facts this week – only 9 more to go on our way to 100! And this week we’re shining a spotlight on the historic St Bees College.

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/almost-univers…

Happy Wednesday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “image of the week” post we have the Naworth Castle 🏰 from Thomas Pennant's Tour from Downing to Alston Moor.

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/engrav…

Happy Monday! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are have Cleator- an old village in Allerdale, Cumberland. 🏡

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/cleat…

Happy Friday!💫

Today we bring to you the exceptional 'Luck of Edenhall', an incredibly pristine drinking glass over 600 years old!

Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/edenh…

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Happy Wednesday everyone! ⭐️

For our next “image of the week” post we have the Appleby Castle 🏰 from Thomas Pennant's Tour from Downing to Alston Moor.

⬇️Find out more on our website: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/gallery/engrav…

Happy Monday! ⭐️

For our next “place of the week” post we are exploring Clay Dabbin, Burgh by Sands. A clay dabbin is a traditional method of construction using clay, straw, and other natural materials to build structures.

Find out more here: cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/burgh…