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- Cockermouth Keswick & Penrith Railway Line, The
Information about the CK&PR line that linked Workington to Durham from the 1860s to the 1960s.
www.ckpr.fsnet.co.uk
- History Of Barrow Island
- Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow Island past and present.
www.barrow-island.com
- History of Whitehaven
- Whitehaven
Find out how the town helped to develop the coal and shipbuilding industries, and its links with America.
www.whitehaven.talktalk.net
- Industrial History of Cumbria
Traces the history of industry up to the present day.
www.cumbria-industries.org.uk
- Genealogy
- Museums and Memorials
- Brantwood: John Ruskin's Home (1872-1900)
- Coniston
Visitor information for the house on Coniston Water where the British writer, artist, art and social critic, amateur geologist, and philosopher lived.
www.brantwood.org.uk
- Cumberland Pencil Museum
- Keswick
Tells the story of pencils and pencil making, with information on the history of graphite mining in the area and machinery displays.
www.pencils.co.uk
- Haig Colliery Mining Museum
- Whitehaven
Tells the history of 700 years of coal mining history, which ended in 1986 when Haig Pit closed.
www.haig1.freeserve.co.uk
- Kendal Museum
- Kendal
Founded in 1796 and tells the story of Kendal and the Lake District including local archaeology, history, geology, and natural history.
www.kendalmuseum.org.uk
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