Solway Past and Present

In 1855, John Ostle, a local farmer, wrote in his journal: “Silloth Bay is a very wild place in dry and windy weather. The sand blows very ...

Before the airfield was built, this handsome villa stood on the site. Known as Solway House it was home to the Donald family for many yea...

St Paul's was erected in 1845. The church cost £850 to build. The money was raised by the local parishioners (mainly the farmers) ...

Writing about smuggling poses a particular problem for the local historian. The only contemporary accounts are of events when the smugglers...

During the first half of the twentieth century, the Cumberland Pig was immensely popular with local farmers. Its floppy ears, flat face and...

In the early years of the twentieth century, Allonby saw two events which might have proved to be major disasters. In both cases the villag...