About Furness - Arts, Crafts, Culture, Heritage and Community in Ulverston, the Furness Peninsula and South West Cumbria. |
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| Crafts | Agate House (Ulverston) - Aims to bring the beauty, and joy of owning a unique piece of a craftperson's art to everybody. Items from under a pound. A line of jewellery using only natural gems that sells for £1.95. (Prices at 20-Jan-2002). |
| Blackwell - Blackwell is one of England's most important surviving houses from the
turn of the 20th century. Designed by M. H. Baillie Scott between 1897
and 1900, it is a superb example of Arts and Crafts movement architecture. It occupies a stunning position overlooking Windermere in the English Lake District and has recently been restored and opened to the public as a gallery for craft and applied arts. |
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| Cartmel Craft Centre - Craft centre and vegetarian restaurant. Resident workers give demonstrations and courses in art and crafts. Bed and Breakfast on site. | |
| Cumbria Crystal - based on classical designs from the 17th and 18th centuries, using only hand cutting to achieve unrivalled precision and sharpness. The largest supplier of crystal to British Embassies world-wide. | |
| Designs and Dreams - Dalton Designs and Dreams Arts and Crafts gallery at 139 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, is a showcase for local artists and craftworkers taking in mixed media, pictures, ceramics, painted glass, wood turning/carving, jewellery, wrought iron work, photography and small press publications. | |
| Dry Stone Walling - a traditional Cumbrian craft | |
| Heron Glass - beautifully designed and individually handcrafted by a highly skilled craftsman using glass making techniques that have been handed down through the ages | |
| Heritage and History | Conishead Priory (Ulverston)- 12th century Augustinian monastery is now a 21st century Buddhist Dharma centre. |
| Cumbric - the lost language of Celtic Cumbria. | |
| Dock Museum - The maritime history of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow developed from a tiny 19th Century hamlet to the biggest iron and steel centre in the world, and then to a major British shipbuilding force, within 40 years. | |
| Florence hematite mine 'The Land of the Red Men' - At one time Furness and South West Cumbria had thousands of hematite miners who emerged from their work covered in the red dust of this mineral. | |
| Furness Abbey - virtual tour | |
| Furness Railway Trust -The Furness Railway Trust is a major force in railway preservation in the North West of England, based on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. | |
| Furness Tradition - celebrating the social & working heritage of Furness and surrounding areas. Furness Tradition is a folk-arts development group, set up by volunteers to celebrate, encourage and make known the neglected musical inheritance of the Furness area... ...our main work includes an annual community folk festival and a year-round workshop education programme, both taking place in the area. | |
| General Burgoyne, Urswick - named after the General whose defeat at the Battle of Saratoga changed the course of the American War of Independence, this an old inn in an ancient lakeside village. Unique atmosphere and excellent food! | |
| Gleaston Water Mill and Archeological Site - large well-designed site with lots of interesting stuff in addition to medieval watermills and archeology | |
| Muncaster Mill - another ancient village watermill whose origins may go back to Roman times. | |
| Muncaster Castle - Treasures include a picture painted by Gainsborough for a bet; John of Bologna's Alabaster Lady; Henry VI's drinking bowl, known as the "Luck of Muncaster", dating from his stay at the Castle in 1464 during the Wars of the Roses | |
| Piel Island - a history of pirates, monks, smugglers, rebel invaders and a strange coronation ceremony. | |
| RAF Museum - Millom - WWII Collection archive of over 2000 photographs. From the days when Millom was a very busy RAF base. | |
| Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway - this narrow gauge former haematite line now carries passengers on the most beautiful train journey in England. | |
| Saint Patrick's return home to Cumbria - after his escape from captivity and shipwreck off Heysham. | |
| To Death and Glory - Young people of Furness take part in an historical production about suffragettes and the First World War. | |
| Ulverston Heritage Centre - A charitable organisation, run entirely by volunteers dedicated to the preservation, restoration and public use of a wide range of artefacts, documents and pictures | |
| Literary | Brantwood - home of John Ruskin, the Victorian Pre-Raphaelite, social reformer and founder of the Arts and Crafts movement. |
| Duddon Valley - beautiful valley which provided inspiration for William Wordsworth's poetry. | |
| Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood - Steam Yacht "Gondola" makes frequent trips from Coniston's Bluebird jetty to Brantwood, a truly delightful way to see the lake and surrounding mountains | |
| Poetry society (national) | |
| Ruskin Museum, Coniston - John Ruskin - artist, art critic, amateur geologist, a teacher, writer, social critic and philosopher. He thought that it was fundamental to make links between all subjects and disciplines - for example, science and religion; nature and art. Somehow he could always see the whole picture. Leo Tolstoy said that Ruskin was: "one of those rare men who think with their hearts." | |
| Symbolism in poetry and art - Links to sites concerned with literary and artistic symbolism and symbolist movements. | |
| Tears in the Dark - An exceptionally vivid account of a child’s journey through the care system. The voice of the child is clearly heard. Mark’s intolerable pain, bewilderment, fear and insecurity are recalled as he remembers family breakdown, moves from foster-carers, rejection by adopters and abuse within a children’s home. His younger brother was with him through most of these traumas, and Mark carried the additional responsibility for supporting and comforting him. | |
| The Quiet Feather - The Quiet Feather is a magazine for new, thought-provoking writing - fiction, poetry, science, history, travel, art, music, film, photography, cartoons, culture, society, environment. | |
| Wordsworth Trust -
The Wordsworth Trust is a memorial to the life and poetry of
William Wordsworth and his contemporaries, serving lovers of English poetry from all over
the world. Its focus is Dove Cottage and the hamlet of Town End, Grasmere, a place and a landscape at the centre of the English Lake District where the poet lived, wrote and found inspiration. |
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| World of Beatrix Potter The World of Beatrix Potter is an essential part of any Lake District holiday. Where else can you wander past Mr Jeremy Fisher's pond and walk right through Squirrel Nutkin's old oak tree? | |
| Movies | Laurel and Hardy Museum -The Museum was started many years ago by Bill Cubin , a name well known throughout The Sons of the Desert. |
| Roxy Cinema - Ulverston. The Roxy is a 1930's art deco cinema which still retains its original decorative features. The cinema has been totaly refurbished and now boasts the latest sound and projection equipment, including Digital sound, enabling you to see and hear the latest films exactly as the producers of the films set out to achieve | |
| Film Club at the Roxy - based in Ulverston, Cumbria since 1989 Film club at the ROXY aims to show quality films from around the world. | |
| Music | Alex Loveless - composer, lyricist and orchestrator for the musical theatre. |
| Ann Hood Music Award The Ann Hood Music Award was set up to keep alive the memory of the loved and respected opera singer and teacher. The Fund organises events to raise money to assist young people in the Furness area who are working towards a professional career in music. | |
| Barrow classical Music Society | |
| Folk Scene Folk venues in Cumbria, Shebeen and a bagpiper for your wedding! | |
| The Full Octave The Full Octave is a family music business with specialist skills in the fields of piano restoration and repairs, woodwind and sheet music. We offer an informal service and are happy to discuss, at length, your personal requirements whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced musician. | |
| Harbourtown - explore, listen to the music, visit some of our artists' pages and get in touch with us. | |
| Lakesounds - Recording Studio | |
| South Cumbria Music Festival | |
| Ulverston International Music Festival - With its vibrant community, rich cultural heritage, and beautiful surroundings, Ulverston is a town that deserves a major, international music event. | |
| Ulverston Town Band - 'As with most brass bands the organisation consists of people from all walks of life with ages ranging from 12 to 73. We have also developed a junior band which is helping to secure our future. We are also fortunate in receiving excellent support from Ulverston Town Council. As in 1850 the band still plays a major role in the life of Ulverston and can regularly be heard and seen performing concerts in and around the town throughout the year and supporting the various town festivals and civic occasions.' | |
| Spirituality | |
| Buddhist links - Buddhist Beliefs and Teachings on the Mind, Personal Relationships, Meditation and the Spiritual Path | |
| Cartmel Priory - one of the finest churches in England. A rare example of a medieval monastic place of worship which escaped destruction in the Reformation | |
| Celtic Spirituality - Christians, Druids and Buddhists in ancient Britain. | |
| Furness Abbey - Virtual tour | |
| Manjushri Centre - Mother Centre of Kadampa Buddhism | |
| Neolithic sites - Stone circle and alignments | |
| Quaker links | |
| Swarthmoor Hall, Ulverston The 'Cradle of Quakerism'. | |
| Tharpa Publications - Self-help, Meditation, Stress, Buddhist Books, Tapes and Art. | |
| The three hares - a metaphysical symbol linking Buddhism with Christianity | |
| Windermere International Festival of Light The idea of the festival is to bring Light and Awareness into the field of Complementary, Spiritual and Alternative healing. | |
| Theatre | Graham E Barker - Pro Am Choreographer & Dancer, experienced in all forms of dance and working in the Lake District of the United Kingdom. |
| Coronation Hall Built to commemorate the coronation of King George V and completed during the First World War, it now offers excellent entertainment including performances by highly acclaimed touring companies in the fields of music, theatre, ballet and opera. | |
| Fallen Angel Theatre Company
currently performing Dracula the
Musical Review of Dracula Musical at the White Bear Kennington |
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| Forum 28 - Barrow's premier performing arts venue. | |
| Furness Youth Theatre - providing family entertainment in the Furness Peninsula and developing the artistic, technical and social skills of the members. | |
| Romney Arts Centre The Romney Arts Centre project will be located within Dalton-in-Furness and consist of a theatre/auditorium for all forms of performing arts, a heritage museum/gallery, restaurant facilities and provision for short-term educational residential accommodation. The Arts Centre is a major new, exciting, dedicated Arts venue for the benefit of the people throughout Furness and the South Lakes. |
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| Victory Hall, Broughton - Recently modernised and refurbished, the Victory Hall is a delightful small theatre and community centre in this old Lakeland market town. | |
| Welfare State International - Engineers of the Imagination | |
| Village, town and community websites | |
| Broughton-in-Furness | |
| Coniston | |
| Dalton-in-Furness | |
| Ford Park, Ulverston | |
| Hawkshead village | |
| Kirkby-in-Furness and Kirkby on line | |
| Leece Village | |
| Lindal and Marton community website | |
| Millom | |
| Sunbrick and Swarthmoor | |
| Ulverston | |
| Urswick | |
| Visual Arts | |
| Cumbria College of Art and Design | |
| Designs and Dreams - Dalton Designs and Dreams Arts and Crafts gallery at 139 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, is a showcase for local artists and craftworkers taking in mixed media, pictures, ceramics, painted glass, wood turning/carving, jewellery, wrought iron work, photography and small press publications. | |
| Grizedale Forest Park - sculpture in the forest | |
| Heaton Cooper Art Gallery - Art Gallery and Exhibitions, Art Shop for all art materials, Original Paintings, Fine Art Prints | |
| Kai Hsia's Chinese artwork - Paintings of birds, fish, flowers. Chinese ink, bookmarks. Ornaments - dragons, Buddhas, key-rings, Chinese knots | |
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Country Prints Photographic prints of classic scenes in and around the English countryside. |
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| C. Stretch - Accessible Art. Hand-made cards, from original artwork, featuring scenes from the Furness Peninsula | |
| Symbolism in art and poetry - Links to sites concerned with literary and artistic symbolism and symbolist movements. | |
| Welfare State International - Lanternhouse Arts Centre | |