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Cumbria
Ceremonial county of England
Shots from a car show Lions roaming at Longleat Wildlife Park as cars pass in the background followed by two bear cubs. Groups of people stand talking on a roadside, before boarding a coach. Images follow of the family visiting Fishbourne Roman Palace, vi…
A sixteenth-century inscription in English, apparently carved in stone, on the 'alnpost' in the kitchen of Harbybrow Tower at Mealsgate, Cumbria. The inscription refers to the prices of wheat, barley, and maly during the reign of Edward VI. It i…
The drawing shows some of the objects found with the skeleton of a man beneath a barrow which was levelled. They include a sword, a knife, a battle-axe, a bridle bit, a gold strap end, and a buckle. The date of these appears to be Viking or later. Ther…
The engraving shows the silver penannular brooch found with a torc in a crevice in the rock on the north side of Orton Scar, at Crosby Ravensworth, in April 1847, and given to the Society of Antiquaries by Thomas Revely in 1851.
The drawing shows cannons and shot found on what was thought to be the site of a wreck on the Isle of Walney in 1839.
The item is a plate from Archaeologia (see Bibliography).The engraving shows a stone axhammer from Carlisle.
The drawing shows a stone axhammer from Carlisle.
Deo Marti A[u]g(usto) pro sal[u]te / ⟦Antonini⟧ Pii Fel(icis) A[u]g(usti) A[---]ius / Surus omnes [---] c[u]m / instrumento et [---] quae / voverat promotus b(ene)f(iciarius) co(n)s(ularis) / leg(ionis) VI vic(tricis) ⟦Ant(oninianae)⟧ [---]ior / ex Africa…
[Imp(eratori) Caes(ari)] divi Sep(timi) Severi A[rab(ici) Adiab(enici) Part(hici)] / [Max(imi) Brit(annici)] Max(imi) filio divi Ant[onini Pii Germ(anici)] / [Sarm(atici) ne]poti divi Anto[nini Pii pronep(oti)] / [divi Hadriani] abnep(oti) divi Tra[iani P…
A film shows a family camping holiday to Coniston in Cumbria. The film is intercut with shots of a Cub Scout football match. The final part shows the family at home.; Original language summary: A film shows a family camping holiday to Coniston in Cumbria…
The film shows the Woodward family, on a caravanning holiday in the Lake District that includes the group playing at a lakeside, and panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. Woodward's daughters play and climb over waterfalls as his wife walks th…
The drawing gives the ground plans of two Roman forts near Castle Sowerby, Cumbria. One is Castlesteads, the other is called White-Stones.
The item is a cutting from Archaeological Journal (see Bibliography).The illustration shows part of the head of an Anglo-Saxon sandstone cross, with an inscription, found at Carlisle Cathedral.
The item is a plate from Archaeologia (see Bibliography).The plate shows three views of a mould for a socketed axe, together with an axe from it, and a view of a flat axe from Gleason Castle, Lancashire.
The drawing shows three Neolithic stone implements: an axhammer from Lindale, Cumbria, a macehead, and a polished stone axe from High Haum, Cumbria.
The drawing shows a large stone circle with many standing stones, set against a backdrop of hills. It is tentatively identified as Castelrigg, Cumbria.
The drawing shows a detail of the carving on the side of a horn bought in 1830 in Rotterdam.