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Two pictures from the archives

A gathering outside Mawbray Methodist Chapel, probably about 1895 An all male group, probably dating from around 1900.

The presence of the minister on the left suggests this may also be a chapel gathering but it could be connected with the formation of a committee in 1902 to take over the old schoolroom and use it as a village hall.
The natty dresser with the magnificent set of whiskers on the extreme right of the middle row is William Edmondson, the local grocer and postmaster. The man squatting just in front of him may be his son-in- law Ben Bell, who took over the post office on William's death.
The fifth from the left, back row, may be Thomas Hurst (d. 1906). If the group is connected with the old school room, the committee minutes would suggest that the other members are: John Wilson, J.H. Osborn, Jos. Miller, Jos. Ostle, T. Ostle and Mr Duff

I would be very grateful to any body who could identify people on either of these photographs.
William Edmondson is also in the group outside the chapel, standing on the wall, far right. The lady in front of him is his wife Margaret (neé Chambers).

Pictures from another scrapbook

These pictures come from "Cumberland Scrapbook" by W.B. Redmayne, published in 1948. They capture perfectly the atmosphere of farming in North Cumberland in the 1940's. They are included here by kind permission of the publishers, Messrs Thurnam's of Lonsdale Street, Carlisle.

Manure being forked into the furrows. The cart is typical of the type built and repaired by Thomas Ostle at the Outgang Sawmills. The joiners made the wheels which were then fitted with iron hoops by the blacksmith, Tommy Graham, who also had his forge in the yard; it was not unlike that illustrated below

Backbreaking work. Thinning turnips.	Churning by hand
The farmyard pump	Freeing a cow, which has sunk in one of the creeks on Skinburness Marsh.
A Cumbrian Cay Daubing	…and its construction method

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