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Westmorland Collection

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

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

Background imageWestmorland Collection: England / Appleby

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

Background imageWestmorland Collection: House over River 1950S

House over River 1950S
This house was built on a bridge over a river in 1680. It is situated in Ambleside, Westmorland

Background imageWestmorland Collection: A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Great George Street, Westmorland, Jamaica, early 1900s

Great George Street, Westmorland, Jamaica, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Battlebarrow, Appleby, early 1900s

Battlebarrow, Appleby, early 1900s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 1840s Victorian Map of Westmorland

1840s Victorian Map of Westmorland

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Grandy Nook, Hawkshead, Westmorland, Lake District

Grandy Nook, Hawkshead, Westmorland, Lake District (now Cumbria) Date: 1937

Background imageWestmorland Collection: A Westmorland Farmyard Landscape scene England

A Westmorland Farmyard Landscape scene England
A, Westmorland, Farmyard, Landscape, scene, England, Watercolour, painting, H, S, Merritt, 12022453

Background imageWestmorland Collection: GFS Camp, Shap

GFS Camp, Shap
Girls outside a hut at the Girls Friendly Society camp at Shap, Westmorland. Date: Date unknown

Background imageWestmorland Collection: St Anns Girls Home, Ambleside

St Anns Girls Home, Ambleside
A view of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1911

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Dungeon Ghyll Force, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Dungeon Ghyll Force, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
Dungeon Ghyll Force waterfall, Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District, mentioned in one of Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Country people, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Country people, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
Country people with dogs at Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District, an area referred to in Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Solitary farmhouse, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

Solitary farmhouse, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District, referred to in one of Wordsworths poems. Date: 1843

Background imageWestmorland Collection: View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District

View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria, Lake District
View of Blea Tarn, Langdale, Cumbria (Westmorland), Lake District. Date: 1843

Background imageWestmorland Collection: March Fair at Brough, Westmorland

March Fair at Brough, Westmorland (now Cumbria). 1827

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Carrying the Holly Tree at Brough, Westmorland

Carrying the Holly Tree at Brough, Westmorland (now Cumbria). This tradition takes place on Twelfth Night, when a burning holly tree is carried through the village, followed by a brass band. 1827

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Westmorland Society School, West Norwood, Surrey

Westmorland Society School, West Norwood, Surrey
The Westmorland Society School at West Norwood, Surrey, opened in 1854 to house and educate the children of children born in or near London, of Westmorland parents. Date: circa 1913

Background imageWestmorland Collection: View from Railway Locomotive Cab, Appleby-in-Westmorland

View from Railway Locomotive Cab, Appleby-in-Westmorland
View from Railway Locomotive Cab, The Station, Appleby-in-Westmorland, near Penrith, Cumbria, Wales. Date: 1950s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland

St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland
Children and staff of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 3rd Marquess of Headfort, Vanity Fair, Spy

3rd Marquess of Headfort, Vanity Fair, Spy
THOMAS TAYLOUR, 3rd Marquess of HEADFORT (1822 -1894) Irish peer. Conservative Member of Parliament for Westmorland. Caption: An Irish Property Date: 1822 - 1894

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 2nd Earl Westmorland

2nd Earl Westmorland
MILDMAY FANE, second earl of WESTMORLAND statesman and writer Date: ? - 1666?

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 11th Earl Westmorland

11th Earl Westmorland
JOHN FANE, eleventh earl of WESTMORLAND diplomat, with Wellington in the Peninsula War and later. Date: 1784 - 1859

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 10th Earl Westmorland

10th Earl Westmorland
JOHN FANE, tenth earl of WESTMORLAND statesman, lord-lieutenant of Ireland Date: 1759 - 1841

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Sandes Hospital Archway

Sandes Hospital Archway
An old archway at Highgate, Westmorland, England, which leads to Sandes Hospital. These almshouses were erected in 1659 by Thomas Sandes. Date: 17th century

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Lake Ullswater

Lake Ullswater
Looking along Lake Ullswater, towards Pooley Bridge, from Martindale House, Westmorland, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Glencoyne Farm

Glencoyne Farm, dating from 1629, at Ullswater, on the boundary of Westmorland with Cumberland (Cumbria), England. Date: 17th century

Background imageWestmorland Collection: 1st Earl of Westmorland

1st Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, first earl of WESTMORLAND, with his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster. He is wearing his battle dress, she a fine gown. Date: 1364 - 1425

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Levens Hall Topiary

Levens Hall Topiary
The gardens of Levens Hall, near Kendal, Westmorland (Cumbria), England, which possess what many consider to be the finest display of topiary in the country. Date: 1930s

Background imageWestmorland Collection: A British Road Services truck in the Lake District

A British Road Services truck in the Lake District
A British Road Services truck drives along a winding lane alongside Ullswater, Westmorland, Lake District. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Countess of Westmorland

Countess of Westmorland
The Countess of Westmorland - Lady Sybil Mary St. Clair-Erskine (Fane) (1871 - 1910)

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Ramblers on Wrynose Pass

Ramblers on Wrynose Pass
Touring cyclists, ramblers, pausing for a breather while climbing the steep and rugged Wrynose Pass, one of the wildest parts of Langdale Valley, Westmorland, England

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Shop Signs / Brush Makers

Shop Signs / Brush Makers
This hog sign advertises a brush makers shop in Westmorland

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Lake District / Patterdale

Lake District / Patterdale
A striking view of Patterdale, a most beautiful valley between Brotherswater and Ullswater, Westmorland, in the English Lake District

Background imageWestmorland Collection: England / Patterdale

England / Patterdale
A striking view of Patterdale, a charming valley between the Brotherswater and Ullswater lakes, in the Lake District, Westmorland, Cumbria, England

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Death of Tory Principle

Death of Tory Principle
THE FUNERAL OF TORY PRINCIPLE Dutifully Dedicated to the HOLY ALLIANCE A procession of Tory grandees mourn the abandonment of their principles (Wellington 3rd l)

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Levens Hall and Garden

Levens Hall and Garden
Levens Hall, Cumbria (formerly Westmorland) is noted for its topiary gardens

Background imageWestmorland Collection: Grasmere / Allom / 1832

Grasmere / Allom / 1832
Grasmere Lake from Butter Crags, Westmorland


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