Burnbanks Exhibition at Tullie House, Carlisle
As part of the Eden Rivers Festival, the Burnbanks Exhibition,
'Burnbanks: a Model Community', is now on display at the Tullie House Museum,
Carlisle until the end of September.
Cumbria Local History Federation
BDLHS web site manager, Chris Cant, spoke at the
Cumbria Local History Federation (CLHF) Annual Convention on 22 September 2007
at Newton Rigg, Penrith: "Websites for societies, why have one and how to get one: the Bampton Experience".
Here are his notes and links: How to make a web site for a local history society (RTF).
"Cast Iron Community" book - a History of Burnbanks, Haweswater
Published in December 2006, this book is the culmination of our
Burnbanks project, our
record of the Haweswater dam-builder's settlement at Burnbanks.
The book is available for £12 in local bookshops, eg:
- Bluebell Bookshop, Angel Sq, Penrith, CA11 7BP. 01768 866660, bluebell@gn.apc.org
First prize at the Lakeland Book of the Year 2007 in the Business and Industry section
"Cast Iron Community" was awarded first prize in the Business and Industry section of the Lakeland Book of the Year 2007
competition at a special literary luncheon held at the Langdale Chase Hotel, Windermere on Tuesday June 26.
Bob Dickman (President), Jane Gregg (Editor) and Pat Garside (Burnbanks Project Coordinator)
received a gold framed certificate and cheque for £125 on behalf of BDLHS.
Pat Garside said later:
"Heartfelt thanks to all of you who participated in the Burnbanks project and whose contributions helped us to
produce the prizewinning 'Cast Iron Community'. It was a sustained community effort that enabled us to tell the
remarkable story of Burnbanks."
Press release PDF from Cumbria Tourism
The competition is organised by Cumbria Tourism and celebrity author Hunter Davies.
Bampton Tithe Map
The Bampton Tithe Map of 1838-9 and its apportionment schedule shows how much tithe was due from each farmer each year.
The Tithe Map parchment originals are very large and delicate - one is kept in the Kendal Record Office and another in the National Archive at Kew, London.
In a recent project using an Awards for All grant, Bampton and District Local History Society
transcribed the tithe map entries into a database -
view the tithe map agreement, schedule and database online.
August 2007: We have just updated the tithe map database with an extra field containing current property names.
This information was painstakingly collected by John Stacey and is a good addition to the database as
it is probably what people will search on first!
Burnbanks project
We received a grant from the Local Heritage Initiative
to compile a record of the Haweswater dam-builder's settlement at Burnbanks while the 'model village' is redeveloped in 2004-2005.
The LHI fund was administered by the Countryside Agency - our grant came from the
Heritage Lottery Fund.
Please visit the Burnbanks project web site.
If you have any information on Burnbanks, please email us on
"burnbanks at bampton-history.org.uk".
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Celebration at Burnbanks
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8 May 2006 at 11am in Burnbanks
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Rt Hon David Maclean MP unveiled a commemorative plaque, followed by tour of the village, and party.
Participants: Residents, BDLHS members and friends
Report for Parish Magazine
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Burnbanks book project:
The project was extended to December 2006 and our Local Heritage Initiative grant increased by a further £8000.
This enabled us to the "Cast Iron Community" book on Burnbanks, based on our interviews with people who lived there.
Burnbanks project computer days: come and help scan photos and enter data in the project database -
get in contact to find out when the next sessions are happening.
Photos of the exhibition at Bampton of the Burnbanks Project findings
'A Lad in Burnbanks' panto.
A DVD of the performances has been made - copies made be purchased at a cost of £5 each Bampton Village Store (post office).
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"Ploughing in Latin" book - a History of Bampton
This book is available in local bookshops, eg:
- Bluebell Bookshop, Angel Sq, Penrith, CA11 7BP. 01768 866660, bluebell@gn.apc.org
- Books Cumbria, enquiries@bookscumbria.com
- We may have a few copies available at £12 each + P&P: contact Bob Dickman or web site admin, below
Programme 2007-2008
Unless otherwise indicated, meetings commence at 7.30 pm and are held in the Small Hall, Bampton.
Members £1, Visitors £2.
- Tuesday 2nd October 2007
- AGM and Mills in Cumbria: their significance, history and restoration
- Charles Rowntree, North West Mills Group
- Click to see the AGM Agenda,
Minutes from the 2006 AGM and
Accounts for the period 20 September 2005 to 31 March 2007
- Tuesday 6th November 2007
- Exploring the Archaeology of the Lake District National Park
- Lisa Keys, LDNP
- Tuesday 5th February 2008
- Drystone walls and the Landscape
- Alison Shaw, Drystone Walling Association
- Tuesday 4th March 2008
- A Guide to Researching the History of your House
- Christine Craghill, Local Historian, The History Studio
- Tuesday 1st April 2008
- Lime, Limekilns and the Landscape
- David Johnson, University of Lancaster
- Tuesday 20th May 2008
- Guided walk to explore the Prehistory of Askham Fell
- Lisa Keys, LDNP
- Tuesday 1st July 2008
- BBQ
About us
Committee
President: Bob Dickman, Walmgate, Bampton. "bobdickman who is at btinternet dotcom"
Secretary: Christine Gillespie "cgskiing2002 who is at yahoo dot co dot uk"
Chairman: Helen Farrow
Treasurer: John Garside
Membership Secretary: Sharron Metcalfe
Programme Secretary: John Garside
Ordinary members: Christine Evans, Sarah Albion and John Drinkwater
Pat Garside, Bryham House, Low Knipe, Bampton, CA10 2PU, "burnbanks who is at bampton-history dot org dot uk"
BDLHS is a member of Cumbria Local History Federation.
Shap Local History Society and other information can be found at
www.shapcumbria.co.uk - click on History on menu at left.
Copyright © 2003-2008 Bampton and District Local History Society
"web who is at bampton-history.org.uk"