Heritage and History

St. Michael’s Church, Shap

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:46:31 +0000

St Michael’s church in Shap, Cumbria, was built in 1140 AD, predating Shap Abbey and the site is known to have had a church since 750 AD. Complete restoration of the church took place in 1898...

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Acorn Bank, National Trust, Temple Sowerby

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:55:26 +0000

Turning off the A66 Temple Sowerby bypass and following the brown tourist signs on to the quieter back roads you approach the National Trust property known as Acorn Bank. Driving towards the main red...

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Greta Bridge, Keswick

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:14:31 +0000

Carrying the busy A66 between the M6 and Keswick is what is possibly the largest concrete span bridge in Cumbria, the Greta Bridge. Four lanes of thundering traffic pass over this bridge everyday,...

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Carlisle ring inspires Tolkien

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:47:25 +0000

A Viking runic ring found in Carlisle, could have inspired the Lord of The Rings trilogy. The gold ring known as The Kingmoor ring, is a 10th – 12th century Viking finger ring, bearing a...

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Carlisle Market-Cross restored

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:09:19 +0000

An ancient Proclamation dating back to 1352 will mark the end of a restoration project on the Market Cross in the centre of Carlisle. The Proclamation is a declaration of the City Council’s rights to...

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Rabbit telecoms – Before their time?

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:07:04 +0000

Twenty years ago, 1989, saw the arrival of location specific mobile phone licences being awarded in Britain. Four companies were given licences to run a national European Standard CT-2 network :-...

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Eden Bridge Gardens – Restored

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:05:08 +0000

Eden Bridge Gardens in Carlisle have recently completed a large restoration project. This is how the lower garden looks now ….

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Interpretation panels installed at Carlisle Cathedral

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:27:18 +0000

Visitors to Carlisle Cathedral can learn more about this twelfth century building and it’s history thanks to new interpretation panels and a scale model. Funded in part by The North West...

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Hoad monument under wraps

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:48:39 +0000

Hoad Monument in Ulverston is shrouded in scaffolding as work starts on a £1m restoration project. The pepperpot, as it is know locally due to it’s shape, towers above the town in South Cumbria...

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Dales Volunteers bridge that gap

admin@heritageandhistory.com (Heritage and History .com) — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:49:22 +0000

Dales Volunteers have been doing their bit to preserve an historic footbridge in Swaledale. A group of five volunteers and some Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority rangers stripped down the...

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