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Cows top at How Top

January 26, 2023

We’ve welcomed a decision to preserve part of White Moss common, Grasmere as common land.  The proprietor of How Top, a former farmhouse near Town End, Grasmere, in the Lake District National Park, applied to Cumbria County Council in October 2020 to deregister around 80 square metres of roadside land north of How Top. The…

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Our featured images: the Cumbria collection

January 26, 2023

You can find our unique collection of lantern slides on the Open Spaces Society Website. The lantern transparencies show British landscapes from 1900-40, and were digitised and added to our website. This month, we’re focusing on our slides from Cumbria. The eight images show stunning scenes from the Lake District, including local workers and walkers…

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