WHITEHAVEN,BORN,BRED,AND PROUD. |
THE TITLES UNDERLINED ARE ALL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS.
THE REST ARE 35MM SLIDE SHOWS.
A ) A train to the Grand . The railways come to town , we journey to W'Haven taking in sights & memories en route.
B ) Coal memories Mementos...stories of the industry which helped to create Whitehaven.
C ) Ship building memories.. Reminders of the days when ships were built and launched in town.
D) Memories of Roper Street..
E) The changing face of W..Strand.. A look at how one section of our harbour has changed over the years.
F) People places...parades.. Visiting and local personalities ..places associated with them .parades enjoyed
G) The Lowthers and Whitehaven.......
H On the waterfront.. Whitehaven harbour is littered with mementos of the past
A) Saltom to slipway . ... B) Gridiron to guns.......C) Our Millennium harbour
I) Earlier this century. .People.places and events of -the early 1900's.
J) Old Whitehehaven.. Back to the 1920’s.
K) In and around Queens Dock. ........ L ) People from our past .
M) Whitehaven and America . ........... N ) A Peep into the Market Place....
O )..Whitehaven Castle. ........... P) St Nicholas' Church.........
R) A peep at Whitehaven in 1912. In two parts!!!! ..... S ).Whitehaven guns....history and restoration....
T ).Carlisle Spedding..the forgotten engineer.....
U )..Grand Hotel to the Green Market.....a stroll through time & 2 of our busiest streets
TASTERS.....if you would prefer to taste several local topics rather than one, then select 3 or 4 of the following.
The Castle....Market Place....St Nicholas’ Church. (pre fire).. .Saltom Pit........ Ginns &..Preston St area....St Nicholas’
Church...(post fire). Howgill street...The Merchant's Quay...New Houses... The North shore ..
Trinity Church....Lowther ..Street....West Strand....Bransty Arch....The Grand Hotel.. ..Pattinsons/Quaker Oats mill....King Street.
.Stations...Queens Dock....Hospitals....Shops....Wellington Pit...Town characters...Cinemas...The Green Market....Baths.
Pottery lane....The Flatt Walks....St James' Church...Roper St.. Duke Street.....The Dunboyne...The Alice A. Leigh.
The Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co.......The Brocklebanks...... Local Theatres.......The Beacon...Sir John Lowther
William Pit....The Borough Insignia....1927.royal visit......Swingpump Lane....The Fort.....Fire at St Nicholas....
The Floods.....The Yellow Earl.....J._P.Jones....A taste of James Street.....A Market Place walkabout.
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The above PRESENTATIONS. lasting 60/75 mins. are available for bookings in the year 2008/9 at a cost of £20, any afternoon or evening, (EXCEPT IN MAY..JUNE..JULY..AUGUST.) given a week's notice. Within 5 miles of Whitehaven there will be no travelling expenses. If suitable display space is available, I can on request, bring along some of my photographs on "Old Whitehaven" to stir up some nostalgia
Is your club, society, organisation considering a visit to my historic, home town? If so why not consider the use of a guide and get the most out of your visit. Let me put my illustrations and local know how at your disposal to make the visit a little more rewarding.. If you are interested then please make contact for details.
E mail : ralph@whitehaventimes.co.uk