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'Ice crime' in Carlisle
An audio account of the breakdown in public order attributed to unsupervised young people frequenting ice cream parlours in Carlisle, and the response which included opening youth clubs. It is noted that employment of women in nearby munitions…
Gretna Tavern, Cumbria: Curbing Wartime Drunkenness
An audio account of the purchase and running of the Gretna Tavern on Lowther Street, Carlisle, which was the first establishment to be opened under the Central Control Board reforms.
Potato riots in Maryport
An audio account of the Maryport Potato Riots of 1917, which contributed to the introduction of rationing in 1918.
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Map of the Battle of Preston
This map was drawn in 1818 and published in 1836, so over a century after the event it represents. However, it is closely based on an original map…