Nostalgia picture galleries
This was the week that was
Published 21 November 2008
The third week in November – not the most exciting or memorable week of the year, but a significant week for the Cumbrians pictured here over several decades.
Man with the shark skin watch who helped Lord Lonsdale win his seat
Published 26 September 2008
A star item in the collection of clocks and watches at Tullie House is a splendid gold watch made by Thomas Nash of London in about 1762 and owned by a prominent Carlisle figure.
Ringing in the new term... again
Published 29 August 2008
Sleepless night, excitement, tears and smiles – and that’s just the mums on the first day of school.
The pride of Edenside
Published 29 August 2008
Sam Bough’s cricket match is one of the most popular of his works in the Tullie House collections. It gives a fascinating snapshot of Victorian Carlisle.
Eat your heart out, Beijing
Published 22 August 2008
Hound trailing, wrestling on a muddy field wearing embroidered briefs, pounding up and down scenic fells, sweating and grunting in a tug of war – all sports you won’t find in the glittering 2008 Olympics – but you will find in the gorgeous village of Grasmere this weekend in a time-honoured sports day and show that has been staged there since 1852.
Local history: Whiling away World War One in an enemy internment camp
Newspaper accounts give some indication of the harsh treatment of British prisoners of war in Germany during World War One but there are also good descriptions of internment camps for civilians, writes Denis Perriam.
Eat your heart out, Beijing
Published 4 July 2008
Olympics? Who needs them? Adrenaline flows just as fast and free at any school or village sports day – whether it’s the breathless young competitors or the anxious, cheering parents. There’s tears and joy in equal measure as the pistol sounds for the sack, three-legged, obstacle and egg-and-spoon races and the tug-of-war losers hit the ground.
Riddle of the ’Roman’ bagpiper in a smart flared jacket
Published 20 June 2008
Among the collection of stone items in the Tullie House garden is a stepped horse-mounting block bearing a carving of a man playing the bagpipes.
June’s crowning glory
Published 20 June 2008
Sunshine, roses pretty girls, competitions, stalls and races – all against the backdrop of lovely Cumbria villages. It must be June.
Thank you and goodbye to St Aidan’s
Published 13 June 2008
It’s the end of a lively era for St Aidan's School in the centre of Carlisle – one of several schools closing in a major shake-up of secondary education in the city.
Keep those feathers flying
Published 24 April 2008
Bored soldiers in medieval Britain are thought to have invented to game of darts by hurling arrows at the cover of a wine barrel.
You’re in the army now (almost)
Published 20 April 2008
The Army Cadet Force has long been active in Cumbria and, given the army’s current deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan, has acquired new significance.
When hot pants were so cool
Published 20 April 2008
Far from the fashion centres of the western world, Carlisle has never been afraid to strut its stuff. The racecourse has always been a good gauge of what the smartest Cumbrians are wearing, and the city has never been short of models to take to the catwalk in local fashion shows.
So we say thank you for the music...
Published 20 April 2008
Talented young Cumbrians are clearing their throats and brushing up their scales for the start of this year’s Carlisle and District Music and Drama Festival.
Trailblazers on the fell and field
Published 20 April 2008
Any day now you may come across a field full of cars, with a line of people shouting and cheering, calling out names and blowing whistles. It’s the start of another of Cumbria's oldest and most popular sports – hound trailing.
Ladies who lunch, dig...
Published 20 April 2008
The Cumbria Federation of the Women’s Institute was formed in 1920. It has 121 branches, including Alston, Penrith, Brampton and three in Carlisle, all with individual personalities.
Hats off to the Easter bunnies
Published 20 April 2008
New life is a good cause for celebration, whether it’s the coming of spring, or the great Christian festival of the resurrection.
The lure of the village footlights
Published 20 April 2008
Making a drama out of a night out is one of the attractive features of village and small town life in Cumbria. Amateur dramatics brings people together, boosts confidence and provides great local entertainment. And, thanks to the Theatre by the Lake at Keswick, the county now has its own lively professional programme.
The fairway to golfing heaven
Published 20 April 2008
Golf is addictive, healthy, sociable, competitive and a great way to network. No wonder it thrives on Cumbria’s many golf courses, old and new. ‘Golf widows’ are taking to the fairways in increasing numbers and the sport attracts players of all ages and income brackets.
Still on a roll, many centuries on
Published 20 April 2008
Bowls rolls into a new season on greens all over Cumbria this week, but the sport has a long history. It probably derived from the Egyptians who used to play skittles with round stones.
Walks that brought cash rolling in
Published 13 March 2008
Where would Britain’s hard-pressed charities be without the funds raised by sponsored events?
