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...
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...
THE NATIVITY IN THE CURATE’S BIBLE As the year draws to a close and we prepare for the festive season, let’s take a closer look at another object in our collection, the Ambleside Curate’s Bible, turned to the page that describes the Nativity.This is a rare...
LE FLEMING PAINTING BY ROMNEY November’s Object of the Month is a recent acquisition that was added to our collection at the end of last year – a painting of Sir Michael le Fleming (1748-1806) by artist George Romney (1734-1802). The painting is of Sir Michael le...
CHAR DISH This month’s object is associated with a local delicacy – it is this char dish from our pottery collection.Arctic Char (or charr) is a type of freshwater fish found in northern upland areas, including Norway, Scotland, northern England and parts of Wales....
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...
