- | Alston Stories………
- A Letter from the English Civil War………
- The History of Tyne Bridge…….
- Strike a Light!– Alston's Gas Supply……..
- Emigrants From Alston Moor………
- Walton's Alston Lime & Coal Company………
- The lost altar of Epiacum………..
- Alston's Skating Rink………..
- …… and soe to the fells……..
- Chemist's Conundrum…….
- The Walton Memorial…….
- Alston Workhouse…….
- Alston Moor - or is it?…….
- Priorsdale…….
- Four dargue, five dargue, more…….
- Home thoughts from abroad……….
- The Alston Clockmakers……..
- Alston Bank Raid…….
- Millennia…….
- Mediaeval Gravestones Of Alston Moor…….
- Fire at Mill……..
- Jacob Walton and Iron Furnaces…….
- The Canons & the Black Book………
- Baptisms and Burials……..
- John Smeaton: Engineer on Alston Moor……..
- Shedding Light on Nenthead……...
- Alston's First Photographer………
- The Alston Police Station…….
- The Cumberland Hearth Tax
- Alston Moor in the 17th Century
- …………… |………… More stories added every few days………..
WHAT'S ON - Historically
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS2018 - 2019
2018
April 4th: The 1,000-year lease of Alston Moor
May 2nd: Alston Moor - The Scottish Connection
June 5th: Industrial Railways of Alston Moor
July 4th: How the Great War affected Alston Moor
August 5th: A walk - Industrial Alston (Sunday)
September 5th: A walk - Around Nenthead (Evening)
October 3rd: 29th January 1908 - The Roachburn Pit Disaster
November 7th: Nenthead Mines
December 5th: Christmas Social and ‘Winter Memories’
2019
January: No meeting
February: No meeting
March 6th: The Alston Branch Railway
April 3rd: AGM & talk (to be arranged)
1. Friday 12th October
The RHC in partnership with the Ruskin Centre is holding a study day: 'Upland Landscapes and World Heritage: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future'. More information here
2. You'll be delighted to hear that The RHC is developing a 'Massive Open Online Course' - and it will be FREE!
Dr Fiona Edmonds says "The title is ‘Lancaster Castle and Northern English History: the View from the Stronghold’ and the course aims to use the castle as a way into broader themes in the history of northern England. A MOOC can only tackle the material at a basic level (there are no entrance requirements) but nevertheless I’d hope it offers something enjoyable for everyone. For us, it is a useful first step in collaborating with the distance learning team here at LU, as well as enabling us to offer something free for both the region’s community and (we hope) international participants. The launch date is 29th October and it will run for four weeks.
More information/enroll here
