Pages

▼
Showing posts with label Furness Hidden Heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Furness Hidden Heritage. Show all posts
Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Lost Railway at Greenodd | Snapshot Series

›
The small village of Greenodd, just off the A590 on the way in or out of Furness, today is a quite place with a few local amenities among t...
2 comments:
Sunday, 10 February 2019

New Interactive Furness Heritage Map

›
I’ve been doing a bit of work on the Furness Hidden Heritage web page and have just released a new interactive map of Furness heritage. I...
Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Sir John Barrow's Cottage, Ulverston | Snapshot Series

›
Sitting on the junction of two Ulverston roads stands a small building once home to Sir John Barrow. Sir John Barrow, as ment...
Tuesday, 4 December 2018

Heritage From the Air | Series 1 Montage | VIDEO

›
Over the last year we have been exploring some of the wonderful historic sites of Furness from above in the first of our Heritage from the ...
Tuesday, 21 August 2018

Hoad Monument, Ulverston | Snapshot Series

›
One of the most prominent features visible from the Furness town of Ulverston is the random lighthouse that sits upon a hill above the town...
Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Aldingham Motte from the Air | VIDEO

›
Aldingham Motte is all that remains of a Norman Motte and Bailey castle, once home to Michael Le Fleming. Much of the original castles ba...
Tuesday, 17 July 2018

A spire seen across the town - St. James' Church, Barrow

›
Across the town of Barrow-in-Furness, if you look across the skyline, there is one heritage building that can almost always be seen - the s...
1 comment:
Monday, 25 June 2018

Gleaston Castle from the Air | VIDEO

›
The romantic ruins of Gleaston Castle are well known in Furness but take to the air and the site takes on a new dimension... Back in 2013...
Tuesday, 5 September 2017

A ram's head and a chimney - Ramsden Hall, Barrow

›
What do you think of when you see an image like the one to the right?  Industry maybe? Mills and factories of the Victorian age perh...
1 comment:
Tuesday, 23 May 2017

The Remnants of a Lakeland Industry, the Haverthwaite Charcoal Burner's Huts

›
To the top of Furness and inside the Lake District National Park, just before reaching Windermere, is the quaint village of Haverthwaite, a...
Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Little Mill, Dalton | Snapshot Series

›
Tucked away in a small wooded area on a footpath between Dalton and Barrow-in-Furness is a hidden remnant of the past, the remains of Littl...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

A Medieval Farmstead upon a Furness Fell | VIDEO

›
Heathwaite Fell, sitting to the north of the Furness peninsula, is a vast and wild place but hidden amongst the bracken and the windswept f...
Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Built by Monks, Dalton Castle

›
Standing proud overlooking Dalton, the ancient capital of Furness, is the small but impressive pele tower known as Dalton Castle. T...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017

The Roxy Cinema, Dalton | Snapshot Series

›
This photo was taken in 1997 and shows the then dilapidated remains of the old Roxy Cinema and bingo hall in Dalton. The building was on...
2 comments:
Tuesday, 14 February 2017

The Conishead Runes | Snapshot Series

›
In 1928 a block or red sandstone was discovered at Conishead Priory during an excavation of the medieval priory. This stone was the capital...
1 comment:
Tuesday, 17 January 2017

The Pinfold, Dalton | Snapshot Series

›
In the shadow of St. Mary’s Church, sitting on Goose Green in Dalton-in-Furness, is a peculiar little feature known as the pinfold. ...
Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Birkrigg Stone Circle from the Air | VIDEO

›
Birkrigg stone circle is one of the best known and preserved prehistoric sites of the Furness Peninsula. We took a look at this and the who...
3 comments:
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Buried Swords and Hoards, the Vikings in Furness

›
The Vikings, those Norse men and women who rampaged across Europe invading countries, raping and pillaging as they went. Arriving in their ...
Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Making Iron from Ore, Newland Furnace

›
On the outskirts of Ulverston there is a small village by the name of Newland, it is a quaint little place with some lovely cottages surrou...