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Cumbria Collection

Background imageCumbria Collection: Shamrock V races

Shamrock V races
The first appearance in a race by the Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Liptons Americas Cup challenger in 1930

Background imageCumbria Collection: England / Ulverston

England / Ulverston
The town centre at Ulverston, Cumbria, a market town a few miles south of the English Lake District

Background imageCumbria Collection: Road to Blencathra

Road to Blencathra
A glimpse of the rocku track leading up to Blencathra (Saddleback), from Gategill, near Keswick, Cumbria, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria

Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, near Kendal, Cumbria, England. Showing the Black Bull Hotel Date: 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Promenade Rock Garden, Grange over Sands, Morecambe Bay

Promenade Rock Garden, Grange over Sands, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageCumbria Collection: Marketplace - Penrith, Cumbria

Marketplace - Penrith, Cumbria Date: 1915

Background imageCumbria Collection: A Lakeland Dalesman, Cumbria

A Lakeland Dalesman, Cumbria
A Lakeland Dalesman bringing home a sickly ewe, Cumbria Date: 1936

Background imageCumbria Collection: Millom & Black Combe, England

Millom & Black Combe, England
Millom & Black Combe, near Ulverston, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Village, Gilsland, Cumbria

The Village, Gilsland, Cumbria
The Village, Gilsland, Brampton, near Greenhead, Cumbria, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Britannia Inn, Langdale Valley, Cumbria

Britannia Inn, Langdale Valley, Cumbria
Britannia Inn, Langdale Valley, Elterwater, near Ambleside, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Lawn Terrace, Silloth, Cumbria

Lawn Terrace, Silloth, Cumbria. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCumbria Collection: Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Maryport, Cumbria - Flimby

Maryport, Cumbria - Flimby
Flimby, Borough of Allerdale, Maryport, Cumbria. Date: 1905

Background imageCumbria Collection: Napes Needle

Napes Needle
Rock climbers larking about on Napes Needle, Great Gable, Lake District, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog

Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog
A delightful scene on a country track in Cumbria showing a lakeland shepherd carrying home a lame member of his flock, accompanied by his trusty hound and a fine white horse

Background imageCumbria Collection: Cartmel Village

Cartmel Village
The village of Cartmel Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Appleby Castle, Westmld

Appleby Castle, Westmld
Appleby Castle, Westmoreland (now Cumbria) : the keep, seen on the right, dates from the 12th century

Background imageCumbria Collection: Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria

Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria
View of Tarn Hows, Lake District, Cumbria. 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Cumbria Ramblers

Cumbria Ramblers
Three ramblers stop to admire the view of the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, with the peaks of Hindscarth and Robinson Fell towering impressively above the valley. Date: 1930s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Coniston Hills, Cumbria viewed from Morecambe

Coniston Hills, Cumbria viewed from Morecambe (across Morecambe Bay). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Calder Hall Power Stn

Calder Hall Power Stn
Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station, Cumbria, England, Britains first, it opened in 1956. The first in the world to produce electricity on a commercial scale. Closed 2003

Background imageCumbria Collection: Hugh Walpole / Postcard

Hugh Walpole / Postcard
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria

Background imageCumbria Collection: New Park, Grange over Sands, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria

New Park, Grange over Sands, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageCumbria Collection: Bigger Bank, Walney Island, Cumbria

Bigger Bank, Walney Island, Cumbria
Bigger Bank, Walney Island, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Showing the Pavilion Date: 1903

Background imageCumbria Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral

A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral
A little girl kneels to say her prayers in Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria, England. She wears a tiara and holds her hands together 2011

Background imageCumbria Collection: Friesian cows at Rydal Water, Lake District, Cumbria

Friesian cows at Rydal Water, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria

Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria Date: circa 1907

Background imageCumbria Collection: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Eskdale, Cumbria

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Eskdale, Cumbria
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Eskdale, near Gosforth, Cumbria, England. A Light Express Train Date: 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Village, Braithwaite, Cumbria

The Village, Braithwaite, Cumbria
The Village, Braithwaite, Keswick, near Portinscale, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Railway Station, Port Carlisle, Cumbria

The Railway Station, Port Carlisle, Cumbria
The Railway Station, Port Carlisle, Wigton, Cumbria, England. Showing a Horse Drawn Dandy Car - Built by the North British Railway Date: 1900s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Grasmere Rush Festival

Grasmere Rush Festival
The Rush Bearing Festival at Grasmere, Lake District, England. Church floors were earthen and rushes were strewn on the floor for warmth. Held on St. Oswalds Day. Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Windermere tourism booklet

Windermere tourism booklet
Front cover of a guide book covering the Windermere area of the Lake District in Cumbria at a time when walking and rambling in the countryside was very popular

Background imageCumbria Collection: Female Gurner

Female Gurner
A woman gurner pulls a truely awful face through a leather ring during the gurning contest at Egremont Crab Fair, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

Background imageCumbria Collection: Athletic Sports at Grasmere - The Guides Race

Athletic Sports at Grasmere - The Guides Race
The Guides Race at Grasmere showing the plucky runners rounding the flag on Silver Howe - a particularly precarious part of the course. The winner was R. Lancaster who won the race four times in all

Background imageCumbria Collection: View of Derwentwater from Friars Crag, Lake District, Cumbr

View of Derwentwater from Friars Crag, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Background imageCumbria Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and Helvellyn

Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and Helvellyn
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and view towards Helvellyn - Cumbria, England Date: 1908

Background imageCumbria Collection: Fox Hunting party, Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria

Fox Hunting party, Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria
A spectacular real photographic postcard showing a Fox Hunting party at Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, standing on the edge of a dramatic valley. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
View of the ruins of Furness Abbey (Cistercian), Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Date: 1882

Background imageCumbria Collection: Front Street, Alston, Cumbria

Front Street, Alston, Cumbria
Front Street, Alston, near Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Settle to Carlisle Railway Tunnel, Baron Wood, Cumbria

Settle to Carlisle Railway Tunnel, Baron Wood, Cumbria
Settle to Carlisle Railway Tunnel, Baron Wood, Armathwaite, Cumbria, England. Date: 1970s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria

Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, near Ingleton, Cumbria, England. Showing the Royal Hotel Date: 1920

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Village, Brampton, Cumbria

The Village, Brampton, Cumbria, England. Date: 1905

Background imageCumbria Collection: Dufton Pike, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria

Dufton Pike, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Old Bridge House, Ambleside, Cumbria

The Old Bridge House, Ambleside, Cumbria
The Old Bridge House, Ambleside, near Lake Windermere, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Village, Dearham, Cumbria

The Village, Dearham, Cumbria
The Village, Dearham, near Netherton, Cumbria, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Keswick, Cumbria - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel

Keswick, Cumbria - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel
The English Lakes - The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel, Keswick - J. Gillespie, Proprietor. " Lighted throughout by electricity". Date: circa 1909

Background imageCumbria Collection: Village of Pooley Bridge, River Eamont, Cumbria

Village of Pooley Bridge, River Eamont, Cumbria
Pooley Bridge, a village in the Eden District of the northwestern English county of Cumbria, which takes its name from the bridge over the River Eamont at the northern end of Ullswater. Date: 1906

Background imageCumbria Collection: The Old Hall, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria

The Old Hall, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria - Rear view. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Maryport, Cumbria

Maryport, Cumbria, on the Solway Firth, viewed from the south Date: 1867

Background imageCumbria Collection: England / Appleby

England / Appleby
A corner of Boroughgate, in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria

Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageCumbria Collection: Farriers, Appleby Horse Fair

Farriers, Appleby Horse Fair
Farriers at work shoeing gypsy horses at Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria Date: 1990

Background imageCumbria Collection: Fishing in River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria

Fishing in River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria
Fishing in the River Kent near Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Annotated postcard showing Lake District Peaks

Annotated postcard showing Lake District Peaks, Cumbria - Crummock, Honister Crag, Whiteless Pike, High Stile and Buttermere all feature. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCumbria Collection: General View looking toward Cockermouth from Harris Park

General View looking toward Cockermouth from Harris Park
General View looking toward Cockermouth, Cumbria from Harris Park Date: circa 1912

Background imageCumbria Collection: Braithwaite Village and Whinlatter Pass, Cumbria, England

Braithwaite Village and Whinlatter Pass, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCumbria Collection: River Eden and Park from the Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria

River Eden and Park from the Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria Date: circa 1909

Background imageCumbria Collection: Calder House School, Seascale, Cumbria, England

Calder House School, Seascale, Cumbria, England Date: 1914

Background imageCumbria Collection: Permian landscape

Permian landscape

Background imageCumbria Collection: Hardknott Pass

Hardknott Pass
The Hardknott Pass, Cumberland, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageCumbria Collection: SKIDDAW, Lake District

SKIDDAW, Lake District
Skiddaw, Cumbria : a group of travellers in the foreground. Date: circa 1830

Background imageCumbria Collection: Dungeon Ghyll, Lake District

Dungeon Ghyll, Lake District
Dungeon Ghyll (or Gill), Cumbria Date: 1832

Background imageCumbria Collection: Cumbria - The Hillcrest Hotel, Alston

Cumbria - The Hillcrest Hotel, Alston Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Climbers on the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale, Cumbria, 1912

Climbers on the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale, Cumbria, 1912
Photograph of two climbers tackling the North-East face of the Pillar Rock, Ennerdale in Cumbria, 1912

Background imageCumbria Collection: Lake Coniston 1950S

Lake Coniston 1950S
The breathtaking view over Lake Coniston in the English Lake District, Cumbria, seen from Tarn Hows

Background imageCumbria Collection: Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period

Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageCumbria Collection: Alston, Cumbria, England

Alston, Cumbria, England, within the civil parish of Alston Moor on the River South Tyne. Date: 1904

Background imageCumbria Collection: Street scene in Hawkshead, Cumberland, Cumbria

Street scene in Hawkshead, Cumberland, Cumbria
Street scene in the market town of Hawkshead, Cumbria, October 1933. 1933

Background imageCumbria Collection: Street scene in the market town of Hawkshead, Cumbria

Street scene in the market town of Hawkshead, Cumbria, October 1933, with boys coming home from school. 1933

Background imageCumbria Collection: Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK

Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK
Scene in Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK. circa 1910s

Background imageCumbria Collection: High Force, Ullswater, The Lake District, Cumbria

High Force, Ullswater, The Lake District, Cumbria Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: The coast at Siloth, Cumbria, England at low water

The coast at Siloth, Cumbria, England at low water. The view looks across the Solway Firth to Dumfries and Galloway in SW Scotland. Criffel Hill is reflected in the water. Date: 2011

Background imageCumbria Collection: Multiview, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Multiview, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Allonby Beach

Allonby Beach
The beach at Allonby, Cumbria. Date: circa 1840

Background imageCumbria Collection: Kendal, Cumbria - Nether Bridge

Kendal, Cumbria - Nether Bridge over the River Kent. Date: 1910

Background imageCumbria Collection: Old Bridge and Bridge House - Ambleside, Cumbria, England

Old Bridge and Bridge House - Ambleside, Cumbria, England. Bridge House was built over Stock Ghyll more than 300 years ago probably as a summer house and apple store for Ambleside Hall

Background imageCumbria Collection: St James Church, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria

St James Church, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria
St, James Church, Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1913

Background imageCumbria Collection: Climbing in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria

Climbing in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Esk Hause - Great Gable mountain - Lake district, Cumbria

Esk Hause - Great Gable mountain - Lake district, Cumbria
Esk Hause - Great Gable mountain - Green Gable mountain - Lake district, Cumbria in winter

Background imageCumbria Collection: Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, England

Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, England. Part of Box 2 Boswell Collection Series of Castles and Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCumbria Collection: Isle of Man coast, and gateway to Highlands

Isle of Man coast, and gateway to Highlands
A panoramic view of the coast of the Isle of Man photographed from Cumbria (Cumberland) at a point over 40 miles away

Background imageCumbria Collection: Borrowdale Hotel, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, England

Borrowdale Hotel, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, England
Borrowdale Hotel, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Showing a Veteran Car. Date: 1900s

Background imageCumbria Collection: Miniature Railway, Eskdale, England

Miniature Railway, Eskdale, England
Miniature Railway, Eskdale, near Gosforth, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s



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