CIHS Spring Conference
Cumbria Industrial History Society’s Spring Conference & AGM will be held this year on Saturday 25th April at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith. To book online, see their website http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/cumbria-industrial-history-society/ or check our General Events page for the programme & a booking form.
More about the Cliffords………..
Adrian Waite, a member of the Appleby Archaeology Group, sends a flier for his book ‘The Clifford Household during the Wars of the Roses 1450 – 1487’. See a larger version here. Also see his website for more on medieval history.
Do you live in a Cumbrian house built before 1940?
Freya Wise is a postgraduate researcher with The Open University. Her research is looking at ways to reduce carbon emissions from residential heritage buildings in Cumbria while retaining their heritage values and unique character. She is currently running an anonymous online survey directed at people who live in older buildings
Kendal Archives – Update
Kendal Archives have changed their arrangements! They will now take bookings for a table space by 4pm the day before but you no longer need to pre-order documents (unless they are in storage elsewhere). They say: We will open for three days a week from Wednesday to Friday from 9.30am