Object of the Month: July 2024It’s Ambleside Sports soon, which was first held 138 years ago in 1886. Therefore, we’ve picked these photos of Cumberland wrestling events as July’s Object of the Month. These photos were taken by Joseph Hardman (1893-1972). They are...
MODEL OF THE AMBLESIDE FORT As summer approaches, we’re taking a closer look at an important item related to an Ambleside landmark – this model of the Ambleside Roman Fort. The remains of the Roman fort are in Borrans Parks at Waterhead, the northern tip of...
BRONZE MORTAR For May’s Object of the Month, we’re ‘on the grind’ with this large bronze mortar from our collection. This mortar dates from 1735 and was cast in bronze. It has a decorative band around the middle, with the date and initials ‘R I’. Unfortunately, we...
photo by Granville Sharp BLUEBELLS Spring is here, with bluebells blooming all over Cumbria. This month we’ve chosen these gorgeous pictures of bluebells from our photography collection – unfortunately they are unnamed and undated, but they show the beautiful colour...
Silverthwaitephoto by Granville Sharp INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH To celebrate women who fought for the right to vote, this month’s object is this photo of suffragist Amy Sharp, who lived in Ambleside and Skelwith Bridge in the late nineteenth century...
Valentine’s Day – GP Abraham’s postcard of a couple Happy Valentine’s Day! We are marking the occasion with this postcard of a (hopefully) happy couple, photographed by GP Abraham. George Perry Abraham was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1846. He began his career as a...
Object of the Month: July 2024It’s Ambleside Sports soon, which was first held 138 years ago in 1886. Therefore, we’ve picked these photos of Cumberland wrestling events as July’s Object of the Month. These photos were taken by Joseph Hardman (1893-1972). They are...
ROMAN BELL FOUND IN AMBLESIDE To ring in the New Year, this month we have chosen this Roman bell excavated in Ambleside. This Roman bell has a simple hemispherical shape, with a horizontal line of decoration. It is likely Roman, as the remains of a fort are near...
