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|   Westmorland Services M6 - Tebay, Cumbria UK
in Highway Rest Areas Award winning, independent motorway services just north of Tebay, J38 of the M6. Includes hotel and caravan site, plus farm shop selling local produce. posted by:  martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Pillory, Orton, Cumbria
in Punishment and Disciplinary Devices This pillory have been in use for many centuries, between the church and centre of Orton. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 02/29/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryE2.6 km |  All Saints church-Orton,Cumbria England.
in This Old Church All Saints church Orton,stands proudly at the head of the village,it's white painted stone tower a landmark.
posted by:  fellsmanhiker location: United Kingdom date approved: 09/15/2008 last visited: 09/24/2008 |
 view galleryE2.6 km |  Orton church original bells
in Bells The original church bells of All Saints Orton,Cumbria are of important archaeological interest,and that is the reason they have been preserved and placed on public display. posted by: fellsmanhiker location: United Kingdom date approved: 09/15/2008 last visited: 09/24/2008 |
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|  Galloway Stone - Shap, Cumbria UK
in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints A benchmark on a handy boulder, close by the M6. Found on the Shap = Orton road. The boulder is named on the map, implying it's an erratic from southern Scotland. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 02/20/2008 last visited: 05/26/2015 |
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|  Shap Wells Hotel - Penrith, Cumbria UK
in Antique Hotels Shap Wells was opened in 1833 to serve the growing numbers of visitors coming to take the waters of the spa, located in the hotel's grounds. It continues today and is a favourite stopping point for coach parties on the way to Scotland. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW2.7 km |  Shap Wells Hotel - Penrith, Cumbria UK
in WWII Prisoner of War Camps Shap Wells was opened in 1833 to serve the growing numbers of visitors coming to take the waters of the spa, located in the hotel's grounds. In the Second World War it had some different guests. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 04/05/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW2.7 km |  Statue of Liberty - Shap Wells, Cumbria UK
in Exact Replicas A scale replica of the famous New York statue in the middle of Shap Moors. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/15/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Tebay School - Tebay, Cumbria, UK
in Former Schools The old school in the village of Tebay, now a B&B. A new school has been built a little further south. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  The Old School - Tebay, Cumbria UK
in Dog Friendly Hotels Just off the M6 at J38 is the small village of Tebay. The old school is now a B&B with a range of accommodation options. They are happy to welcome well behaved pets. Behind the building is the start of the open hills of the Howgill Fells. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  The Old School B&B - Tebay, Cumbria UK
in Bed and Breakfast A lovely B&B at the foot of the Howgill Fells, in the village of Tebay, just 1 minute from J38 of the M6. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Sheep on Crosby Ravensworth Fell, Cumbria
in Uncommon Crossing Signs A sign warning of sheep on the road, possibly on wheels with impressive horns. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 09/13/2007 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE4.7 km |  1848 - New House, Gaisgill, Cumbria
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones New House is a grade 2 listed house on a slight rise in the road west out of Gaisgill. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/02/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE4.7 km |  Former Gaisgill Methodist Chapel - Gaisgill, Cumbria
in Methodist Churches The former Wesleyan Chapel closed in 2003, after opening in 1841, providing a fixed meeting place for those Methodists who had outgrown their previous peripatetic venues. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/02/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE4.7 km | Former Methodist Chapel - Gaisgill, Cumbria in This Old Church The chapel was built for £102 in 1841 by local Gaisgill Methodists after buying the land for £1. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/02/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE4.7 km | 1841 - Gaisgill Chapel, Cumbria in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones After meeting in each others houses for over 70 years, local Gaisgill Methodists built their own chapel in 1841. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/02/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Runaway Wagon - Tebay, Cumbria UK
in Railway Disaster Sites On 15th Feb 2004 a maintenance crew were working on the west coast mainline at Tebay. Without warning an unmanned trolley carrying over 15 tons of 18ft long steel rail sections came crashing into them out of the darkness. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: 03/15/2008 |
 view galleryN5.6 km |  Hardendale Salt Store - Shap, Cumbria UK
in Odd-Shaped Buildings As you drive south down the M6 a large circular dome appears sitting beside the motorway. It looks like some sort of planetarium or concert hall in the middle of the moor. It is in fact part of the road maintenance depot. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/11/2008 last visited: 03/21/2008 |
 view galleryNW6.1 km |  Wet Sleddale Met Office Station - Cumbria UK
in Weather Stations The Met Office is the UK's Govt Agency for forecasting the weather. One of the recording stations which forms part of their network can be found in the quiet valley of Wet Sleddale, near Shap. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/13/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW6.8 km |  Fell Garage Garden Car - Shap, Cumbria UK
in Art Vehicles An old Ford out the front of a garage on the A6 south of Shap Village. Filled with soil and plants, looks best in the summer, although spring bulbs make an early show. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW6.8 km |  Fell Garage - Shap, Cumbria UK
in Red Telephone Boxes An old RTB on the forecourt of Fell Garage just south of Shap village. It features a painted crown and a black roof. Has a private pay phone inside, not a BT one. Looks like the box was bought for the garage. posted by: martlakes location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 03/14/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW7.4 km | Greyhound Hotel - Shap, Cumbria UK in Antique Hotels A 15th century farmstead now a busy hotel on the old north-south transport link of the A6. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/03/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW7.4 km |  Greyhound Hotel Post Box - Shap, Cumbria UK
in Victorian Post Boxes A box on the north wall of the Greyhound Hotel in the village of Shap. In quite good condition. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/03/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW7.4 km |  Greyhound Hotel Milestone - Shap, Cumbria UK
in Milestones A well carved, old milestone standing next to the door of this old coaching inn. An unusual mix of Roman numerals and numbers. Kept in good order by the hotel. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/03/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryN7.4 km | Dalefoot milestone, Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria in Milestones A fine stone mile marker in a garden. Visible from the public road over the wall, in Crosby Ravensworth. posted by: flipflopnick location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 05/08/2011 last visited: never |
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