Thursday 14th September 10am – 5pm Discover the stories of remarkable women through current exhibitions at The Armitt. Plus, join a member of the team on a personal Walk & Talk of the museum and the Ambleside Bridge House. The Armitt: Museum, Gallery and...
DOBBIN THE ROCKING HORSE When you visit our main library, you’ll find a noble steed having a well-earned rest amongst our bookshelves – Dobbin the rocking horse. Dobbin was potentially made in the mid-nineteenth century. He was originally owned by a lady from Outgate,...
The Wonderful World of the Victorian Magic Lantern As seen through hand-painted, mechanical and photographic lantern slides, a number of which have come from the Armitt Museum’s own extensive collection. About the speaker: John Townsend is a retired Chartered...
8.00 20sep5:30 pm7:00 pmTHE MASTER AND THE CANONRuskin and Rawnsley - A Life Long Association5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Type Talk Event Details The Armitt MuseumWednesday 20th September 17:30-19:00 About the speakerDr. Rosalind Rawnsley, co-author of the recent extended...
VISITORS BOOK FOR THE SALUTATION INN (1858-1874) At the height of summer we’ve chosen this nineteenth-century visitors book from the Salutation Inn as our Object of the Month. Ambleside became a trading hub in 1650 when it was first granted a charter for a wool market...
My name is Makary and I have just completed a 2-week college placement at The Armitt as part of my Business course at college. On my first day, I was given a tour of the museum and learnt about how the organisation is run, ranging from things such as exhibitions to...
FELL RUNNING AT AMBLESIDE SPORTS Our Object of the Month for July is this set of photographs from the 1980s. These pictures, taken by a ‘Mr Hoare’, show fell runners taking part in the introductory Rydal Round race at Ambleside Sports in the summers of 1986 and 1987....
PROTECTING HORSES AT THE ELTERWATER GUNPOWDER WORKS Since the largest industry in the Lake District is now tourism, it can be easy to forget Cumbria’s industrial past when we travel here to enjoy the majestic scenery. Nonetheless, we have many items in The Armitt...
