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Penrith and Eden Museum
- Apr 24, 2020
- 1 min
Jimmy the Bellman,1846-1907
An old postcard in Penrith Museum shows James Parkin standing in front of the Gloucester Arms Hotel in Great Dockray. He is holding a han...
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Penrith and Eden Museum
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Most Magical Object - The Dobbie Stone
This is a perforated square stone, probably a line or net sinker, but which could also have been used as a ‘dobbie stone’ also know as a ...
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Penrith and Eden Museum
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Gryphon Weathervane
This is a pattern for making a weathervane which would have been cast from a sand casing formed around it. It is from the Stalkers iron f...
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