Clik here to view.
A walk in the country, Farleton Knott and the village of Burton-in-Kendal
The part of Cumbria south of Kendal may not be as famous as its illustrious neighbour to the north, the Lake District National Park, but it still offers beautiful countryside and some lovely walks. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nineteenth century engineering en route to the Auld Grey Town
The Lancaster Canal is today a gentle reminder of the Industrial Revolution that erupted in Britain between the 1780s and 1830s, and which changed the landscape of this island forever. Work on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walk back in time on the ‘Black and White Canal’
Its almost impossible to spend any time in Britain and not find yourself marvelling at some ingenious engineering project of epic proportions dating back to the 18th or 19th centuries. That immense...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hanging Town, the Red Rose of Lancaster
In the early 17th century, England (not for the first or last time) descended into a period of collective insanity. Viewed from an age of science and reason, its easy to deride the hysterical fear of...
View Article
