Introduction

Heritage Project Idea

In 2003 the parishes of Egton with Newland, Mansriggs and Osmotherley joined together to form a single Parish Council called ENMO (Egton with Newland, Mansriggs and Osmotherley). There are several areas that form villages and hamlets – Arrad Foot, Broughton Beck, Greenodd, Mansriggs, Newland, Penny Bridge, Plumpton, Rosside and Spark Bridge.

The Parish Council agreed to support a Heritage Project with the idea of encouraging people in our parish, who are spread over a wide area, to have a sense of shared pride in our collective past and an insight into the resilience and ingenuity of the people who lived here.

We aimed to produce an interesting mixture of information and photos and place these on a new section of our website.  

Location

The ENMO area is bounded on the east side by the river Crake on the south by the sea, to the west by Ulverston and Pennington Parish and to the north by Lowick Parish.  If you would like to see the parish boundaries then look in the Maps and Links section of the menu and look on Election Maps.

Facts and Figures

The largest part of the area consists of small farms that have frequently been passed down through generations of the same families.  In some hamlets and villages there have been industrial developments often linked to the fast-flowing natural water. In recent times there has been an increase in residential properties. There are many sources of information about the history of the Furness area and related subjects (see the General History section of the menu).

Acknowledgements

In total over 60 adults and 20 children have supported this project as volunteers.

The Project team

There was a core team of 14 adults and 20 schoolchildren carrying out research and interviews;

Brian Campbell; Lynda Dickinson; Bryan Edmondson; Paul Glass; Ian Green; Mary Green; Sally Hanson; Barbara Hind; Sheila Hobson; Martin Ramsden; Peter Sandbach; Margaret Walker; Phil Walker; Serene Yusuf; 20 Schoolchildren from Penny Bridge CE Academy.

Photographers

Four photographers from Furness u3a Photography group recorded a number of current views including a number of aerial photos from a drone;

David Kyles; Chris Owens; Carole Palmer; Elaine Prescott.

People with Local Knowledge

Over 40 people have given their support in a number of ways, for example, by being interviewed, loaning old photographs, and offering local knowledge. The headmaster and teachers of Penny Bridge CE Academy arranged for 20 children to conduct interviews.

Pilots and Photographers

Two people contributed by flying over the area and taking some aerial photographs;

Ken Atkinson; Derek Preston.

Training

The project team received training from;

Susan Benson (the Head Archivist at Westmorland and Furness (W&F) Archives in Barrow - use of the archives); Terry Horne (a retired newspaper reporter – interview techniques); Peter Laird (a local historian - research techniques).

General Support

The project was co-ordinated by a small team;

Cheryl Douglas (website knowledge); Barbara Hind (overall co-ordination); Chris Nelson (proof reading - Trafalgar Public Relations).

Website Production

The website was designed and produced by Lakeland Web Design.

It was connected to the existing ENMO site by Rocket Sites Ltd. https://www.rocketsites.co.uk

Partners

The following organisations / people have given their support to the project;

  • Barrow-in-Furness Dock Museum
  • Cumbria Industrial Society
  • Cumbria Railway Association
  • ENMO Parish Council
  • Lancaster University Regional Heritage Centre
  • Signal Film and Media
  • The Oral History Society
  • W&F Archive Department in Barrow library
Funding

The late Nigel Lord left a legacy to the ENMO Parish Council.  We have paid for production of this website by using some of his fund.