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Greenside
I used to live in the house to the right of this photo [not shown] in the 1960s. It was a big river to a 9yr old and the fun my sisters and I used to have was in my mind a lot better than p/stations. It was a super village and I hope it still is. Best regards - Bill.
Contributed by bill morton
Lancashire memories
Greenside
I used to live in the house to the right of this photo [not shown] in the 1960s. It was a big river to a 9yr old and the fun my sisters and I used to have was in my mind a lot better than p/stations. It was a super village and I hope it still is. Best regards - Bill.
A memory of Barbon contributed by bill morton
Warm Bread.
I lived in Burton with my parents Stan & Hilda Hailey in the bakers shop in the square from 1956. I can remember my dad making fresh bread & cakes with the smell wafting through the house. I played football for Burton Thistle and helped run the club with many great friends. I moved away when I got married and my parents moved after retiring from the bakers shop, but I know my Dad missed making the bread for the village, he had a passion for it.
Geoff Hailey
A memory of Burton In Kendal contributed by Geoff Hailey
Church where grandparents married
My grandparents, William Delaney and Phoebe Heighton were married here. The Delaney family lived in Burton for several generations. I believe Phoebe worked for the Misses Wilson prior to her marriage. They moved to Australia a few years after their marriage. I visited from Australia in 1980s and was delighted to find charming little church intact and loved.
A memory of Burton In Kendal contributed by Meryll Wodetzki
Extracts From Barbon & Lancashire books
Here a group of visitors pause to admire the view from Purse Point across the lake towards Glenridding. Ullswater, or
‘Ulph’s-water’, takes its name from the Viking settler Lyulph, whose name was popularised in the 18th century when the
Duke of Norfolk, then owner of Greystoke Castle, built the folly called Lyulph’s Tower on the north side of the lake.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
Penruddock is a small village on the edge of the Lake District
National Park, about five miles west of Penrith. Its name is
thought to be Celtic in origin. The slightly raised location affords
fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south. The
view is of the east end of the village, looking towards Saddleback.
Modern buildings have since replaced some shown here.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
About half a mile south of the village of Blencow is the house
known as Ennim Bank. The name derives from ‘innam’, meaning
a piece of land which was enclosed or taken in. It is thought to
have been the original residence of the Blencow family before
they moved to Blencow Hall. In the mid 19th century George
Troutbeck greatly improved the mansion and ornamented it with
‘plantations’. More recently it was the home of Viscount William
Whitelaw of Penrith until his death in 1999.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
This hall near Greystoke
was built with defence in
mind. The pele towers of
such buildings protected
owners, their livestock and
goods against raiding Scots
and from the lawlessness
to which they were more
vulnerable due to the
remoteness of the region. The
Act of Union ended border
warfare and Henry Blencow
who lived here was knighted
by King James I and became
Sheriff of Cumberland.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".
Hutton John was anciently
part of the Baronry of
Greystoke, and was held
by the Hutton family.
When Thomas Hutton
died without an heir in the
reign of Elizabeth I, the
estate passed by marriage
to Andrew Huddleston
and the mansion became
the main residence of the
Huddleston family. It began
as a square castellated pele
tower to which was added
a hall range. It was further
extended and modernised in
the 19th century.
An extract from from"Penrith Photographic Memories".