GENERAL EVENTS

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Cumbria Industrial History Society

Spring Conference 

'Roads - From Byway to Highway'

Saturday 23rd March 2024 9.30 - 4.15 

at North Lakes Hotel, Ullswater Rd, Penrith CA11 8QT

 

 

 

To reach The North Lakes Hotel leave the M6 at J40 turning for Penrith. Take the first left towards the town centre (A592, Ullswater Rd.). Drive up to the mini roundabout and back down the other side of the dual carriageway. Take the first left by the hotel sign, and then first right into their car park.

Program:
09.30 – 10.15: Coffee and reception
Displays and bookstalls to browse
10.20 – 11.20: TURNPIKE ROADS AND COUNTY MAPS: Paul Hindle
11.30 – 12.20: GANNIN OWER T’HILL – The Alston to Langwathby turnpike road: Simon Danby
12.30 – 2.00; LUNCH – Cold and hot dishes, including a vegetarian option, plus choice of sweets. The hotel bar will be open.
2.00 – 3.00: ROADS IN AND AROUND MORECAMBE BAY: Paul Hindle
3.00 – 3.15: Tea break
3.15 – 4.15: BUILDING THE M6 THROUGH CUMBRIA: Jean Turnbull
4.15: Annual General Meeting of Cumbria Industrial History Society

 

DISPLAYS AND BOOK STALLS

Groups or individuals are encouraged to display their work in the exhibition area. No charge is made for this facility but advance booking with the conference organiser is required, giving details of the nature and size of the display. Please note that we can only provide tables and security in the exhibition area cannot be guaranteed.

Enquiries to : CIHS Bookings, Sayles Cottage, Spark Bridge, Ulverston, LA12 8BY. juliet.caldwell@btinternet.com  07884 232281

Booking form


Save the date.............

Cumbria Local History Federation AGM & Annual Convention

Saturday October 12th 2024

More details as available!




Member Group Events

 N.B. All talks start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

Please be aware that events may be cancelled due to illness - or the weather!


E Cumbria  | Wednesday 3rd April 2024 ONLINE

The last two and a half million years on Alston Moor  |  Speaker: Dr Angus Lunn
Alston Moor Historical Society.  Visitors £3, donated electronically - https://alstonmoorhistoricalsociety.org.uk/contact/


NE Cumbria  |  Thursday 4th April 2024

History of British biscuits including Carrs of Carlisle |  Speaker: Ros Downing
Warwick Bridge L.H.G.,  Downagate Centre Warwick Bridge CA4 8RE.  Visitors £2.50  includes refreshments.


South Cumbria | Thursday 4th April 2024

Lake shore villas of Windermere |  Speaker:  Diana Matthews
Cartmel Peninsula LHS, Cartmel Village Hall, the Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB. Visitors £3.


South Cumbria  | Saturday 6th April 2024 @2.00 to 4.30pm

Merrie England, Mayday and More | Speaker: Dr Sue Allen
Kirkby Lonsdale Civic Society, Barbon Village Hall, LA6 2LL.  Visitors £7, includes tea & coffee.
To book: email: kldcstalks@gmail.com or phone 07821088484.


South Cumbria | Monday 8th April 2024

Dialects and Accents in Britain |  Speaker: Malcolm Petyt
Cartmel Fell & District LHS, Parish Rooms, Cartmel Fell, Grange over Sands, LA11 6NH.  Visitors £5.


South Cumbria | Monday 8th April 2024

AGM @7.15, followed by Lakeland Churches  |  Speaker: Andy Lowe
Furness Family History Society, Barrow Island Community Primary School, entrance on Island Rd, visitors £2 including refreshments


SE Cumbria | Tuesday 9th April 2024

Around the Farmhouse Fireplace |  Speaker: Christine Craghill
Bampton & District LHS, Bampton Memorial Hall, 2 Croft End, Bampton, Penrith CA10 2RS. Visitors £3.


East Cumbria | Wednesday 10th April 2024 @8pm

Whitley Castle Roman Fort near Alston |  Speaker: Alastair Robertson
Asby History Group, Great Asby Village Hall, Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6EZ. Visitors £5.


North Cumbria  | Friday 12th April 2024 @7.15pm

Beadles, Dunghills and Noisome Excrements: Regulating the Environment in seventeenth Century Carlisle | Speaker: Leona Skelton
CWAAS Carlisle Group, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle CA3 8TP.   Visitors £4.


W Cumbria | Friday 12th April 2024

Excavations of the Roman amphitheatre at Richborough | Speaker: Tony Wilmott (Historic England)
West Cumbria Archaeological Society, Allhallows Centre, Fletchertown, Wigton, CA7 1 BS. Visitors £4, refreshments included.


South Cumbria | Monday  15th April 2024

From Poor Houses to Workhouses in this area | Speaker: Stewart Newstead
Burton Holme & District LHS, Memorial Hall, Main St, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth LA6 1NA.  Visitors £3.


SE Cumbria  | Monday 15th April 2024

Defending the docks - wartime Barrow  |  Speaker: Claire Bradshaw (Morecambe Bay Partnership)
Lunesdale Archeology Society, Tebay Methodist Chapel, Tebay CA10 3XB.  Visitors £3.


North Cumbria | Wednesday 17th April 2024

The amazing Dr Brownrigg –an eighteenth century country Cumbrian doctor and scientist. |  Speaker: Dr Phil Sykes
Caldbeck & District LHS, Parish Hall, Caldbeck CA7 8EU.  Visitors £4.


Central Cumbria  |  Thursday 18th April 2024

Harriet Martineau's life in Ambleside |  Speaker: Dr Chris Donaldson
Staveley & District History Society, St Anne's Church, Ings, LA8 9PY.  Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Thursday 18th April 2024

A Mansion Fit for Demolition (Grisedale Hall) | Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Tiplady
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 18th April 2024

Exploring the Sankey Collection | Speaker: Susan Benson (Barrow Archives).
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


SW Cumbria  |  Friday 19th April 2024  @2pm 

Members and visitors are invited to share their “Coronation Stories”
Barrow-in-Furness Civic Society, Beacon Hill Methodist Church Hall @2pm Visitors £3.50 includes refreshments


S Cumbria  |  Monday 22nd April 2024

Crime and Society in thirteenth century Westmorland |  Speaker: Henry Summerson
Kendal Historical & Archaeological Soc., Castle Street Community Centre, Castle Street, Kendal LA9 7AD. Visitors £3.


W Cumbria |  Wednesday 24th April 2024

Soldiers in Silloth | Speaker: Tim Baker
Maryport Heritage Society, Signpost, Curzon St, Maryport CA15 6DA.  Visitors £3.


West Cumbria  | Thursday 25th April 2024

A Wasdale Lad  |  Speaker: Rob Steele
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


SW Cumbria  | Monday 27th April 2024

From Assarts to Acts of Parliament: a landscape archaeology view of enclosure | Speaker: Dr David Johnson
Duddon Valley LHG, The Rankin Room, Victory Hall,  4 Station Rd, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6HN. Visitors tbc


E Cumbria |  Wednesday 1st May 2024

A.G.M. - followed by - ‘Were the Romans in Allendale?’  | Speaker: Michael Hall
Alston Moor Historical Soc., Masonic Hall, behind Mad Hatters Hardware on Front Street, Alston CA9 3JF. Visitors £3.


E Cumbria | Tuesday 7th May 2024.  Meet at Burnbanks @7pm

A walk on the Haweswater side of Bampton Common | Leaders: Ormonde Joel & John Hinchliffe
Bampton & District LHS, Bampton Memorial Hall, 2 Croft End, Bampton, Penrith CA10 2RS. Visitors £3.
Enquiries: Hazel Tel: 01931 71331.


Central Cumbria | Thursday 9th May 2024

Getting to Ken John Peel - My experience of learning about Cumbria’s history’ | Speaker: Dr Christopher Donaldson
Lorton and Derwent Fells L HS, Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton, CA13 9UJ. Visitors  £4 to include refreshments.


South Cumbria | Thursday 9th May 2024

Around the Farmhouse Fireplace. |  Speaker:  Chris Craghill
Cartmel Peninsula LHS, Cartmel Village Hall, the Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB. Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Monday 13th May 2024  10am-12.30

Visit to Kendal Archive Centre
Cartmel Fell & District LHS.  Visitors £5..


North Cumbria | Wednesday 15th May 2024: Meet 2.30pm at Faulds Brow, Caldbeck.

Guided Walk : Faulds Brow –the lost race course, shepherds’meet and forgotten heroes of Cumberland Wrestling.
Led by Tony Vaux
Caldbeck & District LHS.  FREE


South Cumbria | Thursday 16th May 2024

Gaythorne Hall | Speaker: Paul Lewis (CEO of Lewis Conservation)
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 16th May 2024

Grange Lido – Past and Present   | Speaker: David Dawson
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


SW Cumbria  | Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Broughton and the Duddon Valley: images from the Sankey Collection | Speaker: Stephe Cove
Duddon Valley LHG, The Rankin Room, Victory Hall,  4 Station Rd, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6HN. Visitors tbc


West Cumbria  | Thursday 23rd May 2024

Dolly Money
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


East Cumbria | Monday 27th May 2024

Short AGM followed by 'High Sheriff of Cumbria 2022'  | Speaker: Alan McViety
Shap LHS, the Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall, Shap CA10 3NR. Visitors £3.50


West Cumbria |  Wednesday 29th May 2024

Paul Green, the man, and the business | Speaker: Alan Green
Maryport Heritage Society, Signpost, Curzon St, Maryport CA15 6DA.  Visitors £3.


E Cumbria  | Wednesday 5th June 2024 ONLINE

The 300th Anniversary of the birth of John Smeaton, Civil Engineer |  Speaker: Alastair Robinson
Alston Moor Historical Society.  Visitors £3, donated electronically - https://alstonmoorhistoricalsociety.org.uk/contact/


NE Cumbria  |  Thursday 6th June 2024

Cholera in Carlisle |  Speaker: Stephen White
Warwick Bridge L.H.G.,  Downagate Centre Warwick Bridge CA4 8RE.  Visitors £2.50  includes refreshments.


South Cumbria | Monday 10th June 2024

Visit to Shap Abbey (tbc)
Cartmel Fell & District LHS. Visitors £5.


Central Cumbria | Thursday 13th June 2024

AGM + John, Jane, Dorothy, and William: creating the Marshall Estates | Speaker: Dr Derek Denman
Lorton and Derwent Fells L HS, Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton, CA13 9UJ. Visitors  £4 to include refreshments.


North Cumbria | Wednesday 19th June 2024

The Carlisle-Maryport railway and the proposed Caldbeck railway | Speaker: Les Gilpin
Caldbeck & District LHS, Parish Hall, Caldbeck CA7 8EU.  Visitors £4.


South Cumbria | Thursday 20th June 2024

Guided tour of Backbarrow Ironworks (outdoor meeting) | Guide: Richard Sanderson
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 20th June 2024

My Life as a Coroner      | Speaker: Ian Smith
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


SW Cumbria  | Wednesday 26th June 2024

George Romney: Furness Prodigy in London  and Cumbrian Lives - Dictionary of Cumbrian Biography
https://www.cumbrianlives.org.uk/ |  Speaker: Dr David Cross
Duddon Valley LHG, The Rankin Room,  Victoria Hall,  4 Station Rd, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6HN. Visitors tbc


West Cumbria  | Thursday 27th June 2024

Churches  |  Speaker: Chester Forster
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


North Cumbria | Wednesday 17th July 2024

The Roman road, ancient trackways and turnpikes of the Caldbeck area. | Speaker: Paul Hindle
Caldbeck & District LHS, Parish Hall, Caldbeck CA7 8EU.  Visitors £4.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 18th July 2024

Memories and Memorabilia Night
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


SW Cumbria  | Monday 24th July 2024

I Saw Three Ships - The Ulverston Canal and its Maritime History |  Speaker: Jennifer Snell
Duddon Valley LHG, The Rankin Room,  Victoria Hall,  4 Station Rd, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6HN. Visitors tbc


SW Cumbria | Thursday 15th August 2024

Muncaster Castle’s Wartime Secrets and the Treasures of the Tate Gallery | Speaker: Rob David
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


North Cumbria | Wednesday 21st August 2024

Elizabethan Copper, Lead and Silver Mining in the Caldbeck Fells | Speaker: Mark Hatton
Caldbeck & District LHS, Parish Hall, Caldbeck CA7 8EU.  Visitors £4.


West Cumbria  | Wednesday 28th August 2024

The Ennerdale Show
(Lamplugh & District Heritage Society stall?)


South Cumbria | Thursday 5th September 2024

Furness and its links to the slave trade. |  Speaker: Melinder Elder
Cartmel Peninsula LHS, Cartmel Village Hall, the Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB. Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Monday 9th September 2024  (time tbc)

'Thomas Machell’ (Time and actual title to be confirmed | Speaker: Dr Jane Platt
Cartmel Fell & District LHS, Parish Rooms, Cartmel Fell, Grange over Sands, LA11 6NH.  Visitors £5.


Central Cumbria | Thursday 12th September 2024

A Place in History - The history and stories behind: The Thirlmere to Manchester Pipeline; Grizedale Hall POW Camp & The Theatre in the Forest | Speakers: Judith Shingler and Alison Peak, Ambleside Oral History Group
Lorton and Derwent Fells L HS, Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton, CA13 9UJ. Visitors  £4 to include refreshments.


South Cumbria | Monday 16th  September 2024

Vernacular Buildings in Cumbria | Speaker: Paul Lewis
Burton Holme & District LHS, Memorial Hall, Main St, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth LA6 1NA.  Visitors £3.


North Cumbria  | Wednesday 18th September 2024

The Caldbeck Missal –returned to Cumbria after 500 years  | Speaker: Fr Paul Harrison
Caldbeck & District LHS, St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck CA7 8DP.  Visitors £4.


South Cumbria | Thursday 19th September 2024

Tbc | Speaker: Tbc
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 19th September 2024

Ulverston Foundries  | Speaker: Dan Elsworth
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


East Cumbria | SATURDAY 21st September 2024

Audio presentation tbc, followed by afternoon tea | Speaker: Maurice Steele
Shap LHS, the Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall, Shap CA10 3NR. Visitors £3.50


West Cumbria  | Thursday 26th September 2024

High Living in the Duddon valley- Archeological excavations of medieval long houses |  Speaker: Stephe Cove
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Thursday 3rd October 2024

The Sankey Collection & Cartmel Peninsula. |  Speaker: Liz Critchley
Cartmel Peninsula LHS, Cartmel Village Hall, the Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB. Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Monday 14th October 2024 (time tbc)

Life and Warfare in the Viking Age | Speaker:  Terry Harvey-Chadwick
Cartmel Fell & District LHS, Parish Rooms, Cartmel Fell, Grange over Sands, LA11 6NH.  Visitors £5.


North Cumbria  | Wednesday 16th September 2024

The Culinary Calendar of Cumberland  | Speaker: Ivan Day
Caldbeck & District LHS, Parish Hall , Caldbeck CA7 8EU.  Visitors £4.


South Cumbria | Thursday 17th October 2024

A Landscape of Industry | Speaker: Andy Lowe
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


SW Cumbria | Thursday 17th October 2024

The Life of James Ramsden  |  Speaker: Robert Wheatley
Askam and Ireleth History Group, The Methodist Church, Duddon Road, Askam in Furness. LA16 7AF
Visitors £3.00 which includes refreshments.


South Cumbria | Monday 21st October 2024

Cumbria  a County of Refuge in the 1930s | Speaker: Dr Rob David
Burton Holme & District LHS, Memorial Hall, Main St, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth LA6 1NA.  Visitors £3.


West Cumbria  | Thursday 24th October 2024

Bruce lsmay - coward or Hero of Titanic? The talk will focus on this most infamous
survivor - some local connections to RMS Titanic will aslo be explored |  Speaker: Cliff Ismay
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Monday 11th November 2024 (time tbc)

On the home front 1939-1945.  | Speaker:  Jean Turnbull
Cartmel Fell & District LHS, Parish Rooms, Cartmel Fell, Grange over Sands, LA11 6NH.  Visitors £5.


South Cumbria | Monday 18th November 2024

Vikings, Statesmen & Herdwicks | Speaker: Prof. Angus Winchester
Burton Holme & District LHS, Memorial Hall, Main St, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth LA6 1NA.  Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Thursday 21st November 2024

Rural Life in South Lakeland in the early 20th century | Speaker: Dr. Jean Turnbull
Levens Local History Group, Levens Institute/Village Hall, Levens, Kendal LA8 8NL.  Visitors £2.


West Cumbria  | Thursday 28th November 2024

Tbc |  Speaker: Barry McKay
Lamplugh & District Heritage Society, Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria CA14 4SF.  Visitors £3.


South Cumbria | Monday 9th December 2024 (time tbc)

100 years of Toys | Speaker: Rod Moore
Cartmel Fell & District LHS, Parish Rooms, Cartmel Fell, Grange over Sands, LA11 6NH.  Visitors £5.


Central Cumbria | Thursday 14th December 2024

The Rise and Fall of Maritime West Cumberland | Speaker: Alan Bell
Lorton and Derwent Fells L HS, Yew Tree Hall, High Lorton, CA13 9UJ. Visitors  £4 to include refreshments.


South Cumbria | Saturday 16th November 2024

John Weston of Enyeat, Endmoor | Speaker: Peter Williams
Burton Holme & District LHS, Village Hall, Main St, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth LA6 1NA.  Visitors £3.


East Cumbria | Monday 25th November 2024

Winter Meeting with Mulled Fruit cup & mince pies | Speaker: Sue Millard
Shap LHS, the Green Room, Shap Memorial Hall, Shap CA10 3NR. Visitors £3.50