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Bulmer's Directory, 1901

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I have amalgamated and re-ordered the listings in Bulmer's 1901 Directory of Cumberland for Eskdale, Birker/Austhwaite, Muncaster, Waberthwaite, plus relevant extracts relating to Carleton, part of Irton and Eskmeals.
Extracts from the descriptive texts (with most purely antiquarian material omitted) follow the directory.

Private residents: Ashburner, Isaac- Wood cottage (Esk. Grn.)
Atkinson, Mrs. Bridget- School house (Waberthwaite)
Bewlay, Mr. William- Banklands (Esk. Grn.)
Bibby, Mr. Edward- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Caddy, Miss Eleanor- Nether Stainton (Birkby- via Bootle)
Caddy, Miss Jane- Glenwood (Birkby- via Bootle)
Caddy, Mr. Walter John- Dyke (Birkby- via Bootle)
Calverley, Mrs Constance Ann- Hill Side (Esk. Grn.)
Clark, Samuel- School house (Muncaster)
Couperthwaite, Robert- Wells cottages (Muncaster)
Falcon, The Misses Eleanor and Anne E.- Eskmeals (via Bootle Station)
Fowler, Canon William W.- Long Yoking How (Esk. Grn.) and School House, Lincoln
Grave, Mrs Elizabeth- Rockwood (Esk. Grn.)
Gunson, John- Cragg cottage (Birkby)
Hay, Right Hon. Charles Gore: Earl of Erroll- Walls (Muncaster) and Slams Castle, Aberdeenshire; and 10 Chesham street, London, S. W.
Hartley, Aaron- Church house (Boot)
Haslam, Rev. A. B.- schoolmaster: Sheffield Grammar School (Eskdale Green)
Hird, Miss Hannah- Randal How (Esk. Grn.)
Hird, John- landowner: Spring house (Esk. Grn.)
Horsman, Miss Edith- Green Bank (Esk. Grn.)
Houlgate, Mr. William- Rydal Mount (Esk. Grn.)
Huddart, Mrs. Elizabeth- The Orchards (Esk. Grn.)
Huddart, Mrs Frances Elizabeth- How Side (Esk. Grn.)
Huddart, Henry- Hollow Stones (Muncaster)
Jackson John- Hurst lodge (Muncaster)
Kendal, Mrs Isabella- How Side (Esk. Grn.)
L'Estrange, Lady Harriet- Newtown (Muncaster)
Lamb, Mrs. Mary- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Matterson, John- Ellerbeck (Birkby)
Nicholson, Mr. John Caddy- Glebe house (Waberthwaite)
Ormandy, The Misses Ann and Catherine- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Pattinson, Anthony- High Saltcoates (Carleton)
Pennington, Jocelyn Francis: Lord Muncaster- Lord Lieutenant of the County: Muncaster Castle; and 5 Canton Gardens, Pall Mall; and Carlton Club
Postlethwaite, John Benn Esq. J.P.- Hall Waberthwaite
Pritt, Mr John- Saltcoates cottage (Carleton)
Rea, James Hall Esq. J.P.- Gate house (Esk. Grn.) and High Ground, Oxton, Cheshire
Reynolds, Mr. Frederick- Muncaster
Rodger, Miss Dinah- Randal How (Esk. Grn.)
Salmon, Mrs Sarah- Mite side (Irton)
Satterthwaite, George- Wells cottages (Muncaster)
Sharpe, Mr. Joseph- Blenheim house (Esk. Grn.)
Smith, Mrs. Charlotte- The Birches (Esk. Grn.)
Stott, Mrs.- Muncaster
Strathern, William Esq.- Wiamata (Esk. Grn.)
Thwaites, Isaac- Wells cottages (Muncaster)
Troughton, Miss Eleanor- Fairfield (Esk. Grn.)
Tyson, Mrs. Esther- The Ferns (Esk. Grn.)
Tyson Mrs. Mary- owner: High Ground (Birker)
Vicars, John Esq. M.I.Mech.E. J.P. (for Bootle, Lancs.)- landowner: Gill Bank (Boot)
Vickers, Mrs. Sarah- Bleabeck cottage (Boot)

Academies & schools: Eskdale Low School (mixed)- Simpson, Miss Jane mistress: Rock Howe (Esk. Grn.)
Eskdale High School (Boot) (mixed)- Garland, George master
Muncaster School (C.E. mixed)- Birkett, William M. master
Muncaster Infants- Dickinson, Miss M. B. mistress
Waberthwaite & Corney District School (Waberthwaite)- Saville, John William, master

Apartments: Cameron, William, (also agent to Prudential)- Forest How (Muncaster- Eskdale)
Cook, John Wilson- Esk Bank (Eskdale)
Elliot, Mrs Mary Ann- Hazlewood (Esk. Grn.)
Gainford, Mrs. H.- Brook house (Boot)
Hartley, Mrs. Ann- Esk Bank (Esk. Grn.)
Porter, Mrs. Jane- Randal How (Esk. Grn.)
Russell, Mrs. M.- The Orchards (Esk. Grn.)
Sherwen, Mrs. Sarah A.- Gowrie (Esk. Grn.)
Southwards, Thomas- Muncaster

Bacon curer: Woodall, Richard- (and grocer) Waberthwaite

Bank: Bank of Whitehaven, Ltd.- attendance Tues. and Fri., 11-15 a.m. to 12-45 p.m. (Muncaster)

Basket manufacturer: Grave, James- (and bobbin & hoop manufacturer) Eskdale mill; home High house (Esk. Grn.)

Blacksmith: Kneale, John- Nursery End (Esk. Grn.)

Bobbin makers (see also Turners): Grave, James- (and basket manufacturer) Eskdale mill (Esk. Grn.)
Nicholson, R.- bobbin mill foreman: Bank Side (Esk. Grn.)

Builders (see also masons): Brockbank, John- (and joiner) Longrigg Green; home Key How (Esk. Grn.)
Dixon, William- (and contractor) Muncaster
Taylor, Jas.- (and joiner) Moor Head & Nursery End (Esk. Grn.)

Butcher: Postlethwaite, George- Muncaster

Butler: Walker, John- Ings (Muncaster)

Carpenter (see also Joiners): Turner, Samuel- house-carpenter: The Lodge (Muncaster)

Carters: Birkett, Richard- Muncaster
Hodgson, John- Moss Grove (Esk. Grn.)
Wilson, William- (and coal & lime merchant, and ironmonger) Muncaster

Cartwright: Southward, Mrs. Elizabeth- (and saw-mill & joiner) Mill Gate (Waberthwaite)

Coachbuilders: Irwin (Curwen Watson) & Myers (Robert)- (Irwin also keeps the Pennington Arms) Muncaster

Coachman: Furness, Henry- Ings (Muncaster)

Coal merchant: Wilson, William- (also carter etc.) Muncaster

Doctors: Cass, Edward Eden M.B., B.S. (Durham); M.B. M A. and Clinical Research Asso. (London); F.R.I.Pub.Health- (med. officer of health for Bootle Rural District; public vaccinator and district medical officer for Bootle Union; factory surgeon for West Cumberland; and med. officer for Furness Railway): Muncaster (also attends at Mr. Hodgson's, Eskdale Green, Mondays and Fridays)
Parker (C. A.) & Powers (C. H.)- surgeons: attend at Eskdale Green Post Office, Tuesdays

Draper: see Tailor

Dressmaker: Sharpe, Mrs. Margaret- Green lodge (Esk. Grn.)

Estate foreman / agent: Stockdale, David- estate foreman: Muncaster
Watt, Alexander- estate agent to Lord Muncaster: The Grove (Muncaster)

Farmers (marked y are yeomen): Benson, John- y: Hollins (Boot)
Benson, William Bateman- Cumblands (Carleton)
Boow, Joseph- Penny hill & Low Birker (Birker)
Braithwaite, Joseph- (and victualler) Bower House (Irton)
Briggs, John- Broad Oak (Birkby via Waberthwaite)
Burrough, Joseph- y: Gasketh (Irton)
Clark, Richard- Muckle ground (Waberthwaite)
Cook, John- Moorgate (Irton)
Davidson, Mrs Mary Ann- (and victualler) Hound Inn & Bower House (Irton)
Dixon, Isaac & Fletcher & Mary (joint)- Dalegarth hall (Birker)
Dixon, James- farm bailiff to J. H. Rea Esq.: Low Holme (Esk. Grn.)
Dixon, John- High Ground (Birker)
Fell, George- Grange (Waberthwaite)
Graham, Jackson- High Saltcoates (Carleton)
Haig, Joseph- Wood End (Irton)
Harrison, Allison- Stainton (Muncaster)
Harrison, John & Joseph- Brother Elkeld (Birker)
Harrison, William- Plumgarth (Irton)
Hartley, Mrs. Hannah- y: Esk view (Boot)
Hartley, John- y: Birkerthwaite and Low Ground (Birker)
Hartley, John Edward- y: Armont house & Howes & Gill Bank (Boot)
Hird, William- y: Hollinghow (Esk. Grn.)
Hodgson, Joseph- Gray Mains (Birkby via Waberthwaite)
Hunter, Thomas- Thorn Flatt (Carleton)
Jackson, Henry- Hall Waberthwaite
Jackson, James- y: Row (Waberthwaite)
Jackson, John- Cropple How (Birkby)
Jackson, John- Low Saltcoates (Carleton)
Jackson, Joseph- Linbeck (Birkby)
James, Robert- Park Gate (Irton)
Knight, Mrs. Eleanor- y: High Wood Gate (Waberthwaite)
McKnight, Jonathan- Kitchen Ground (Irton)
Newby, John- farm bailiff: Muncaster
Parker, John- Hollow Stones (Muncaster)
Phizacklea, George- Mill House (Irton)
Postlethwaite, James- Cragg (Birkby)
Postlethwaite, John- Brighouse (Muncaster)
Postlethwaite, Matthew & John & James (joint)- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Preston, William- Woodside (Waberthwaite)
Pritt, Thomas- y: Low Wood Gate (Waberthwaite)
Sharp, Edward- Cragg house (Irton)
Sharp, Miss Hannah- Sleithwaite (Irton)
Sawrey, Thomas & Joseph- Low Place & Miterdale Head & Bakerstead (Esk. Grn.)
Sharpe, Dixon- y: Dawson ground (Boot)
Sharpe, Edward- y: Spout house (Esk. Grn.)
Sharpe, Richardson- y: Fisher ground (Esk. Grn.)
Sim, Mrs Ann- Miteside (Irton)
Sim, Benjamin- How bank (Birkby)
Sim, Thomas Vicars- Low Eskholm (Muncaster)
Singleton, Thomas- Row farm (Waberthwaite)
Southward, James- (and miller and assistant overseer) Brantrake (Birker)
Southward, William- Howhow (Birker)
Spencer, Richard- Eskmeals (via Bootle Station)
Stephenson, Joseph- Birkerthwaite (Birker)
Stephenson, Thomas- Cragg (Irton)
Thompson, John- Bourn house (Irton)
Thompson, John- Bell Hill (Carleton)
Thompson, William- y: Mite house (Carleton)
Troughton, Joseph- Muncaster Head (Muncaster)
Todd, James- Roughholm (Birkby via Waberthwaite)
Tyson, Edward- y: Wha house (Boot)
Tyson, Jonathan- y (and victualler): Freemasons' Arms (Boot)
Tyson, Thomas- Thorns (Boot)
Tyson, Towers- y: Paddock Wray (Boot)
Vicars, Edward & John- y: Field Head (Birker)
Watson, John- White Ain house (Irton)
Wilson, John- y: Whincop (Birker)
Woodall, Richard- Waberthwaite
Woodall, William Towers- Row End (Waberthwaite)

Gamekeepers: Bell, John- Cross (Waberthwaite)
Dixon, Fletcher- Dalegarth hall (Birker)
Fleming, Joseph- High Eskholm (Muncaster)
Lightfoot, Lawson- Mount Pleasant (Irton)
Massicks, Wm.- head gamekeeper: Brankin Wall (Muncaster)

Gardeners: Burnett, Leander- head gardener: Gate House cottage (Esk. Grn.)
Dargavel, Robert- Brankin Wall (Muncaster)
Jackson, William- Muncaster
Parker, John- Yew cottage (Muncaster)
Shackley, William- Newtown (Muncaster)
Shaw, John- head gardener: Castle (Muncaster)
Sherwen, Tyson- Moor Side (Esk. Grn.)
Sim, Joseph- Walls (Muncaster)
Sim, William- Prospect (Waberthwaite)
Townson, William- Chappels (Muncaster)

Grocers: Birkett, Margaret- Muncaster
Gainford, Harrison- (also assistant overseer, & secretary to Fell Dales Association) Brook house (Boot)
Gambles, John- (and postmaster) Muncaster
Huddart, Percy and Arthur- (and general merchants) Eskdale Stores (Esk. Grn.); Percy H., home The Orchards
Jenkinson, George- (and tailor) Brow Foot (Waberthwaite)
Nicholson, Alfred- Boot
Noble, Robert- (and mason) Muncaster
Porter, Samuel- (and shoemaker) Green (Esk. Grn.)
Satterthwaite, John- Muncaster
Walker, Richard- (and tailor, and income tax collector) Muncaster
Wilson, Matthew- (and postmaster) Boot
Woodall, Richard- (and bacon curer & Post Office) Waberthwaite

Gunner: McGill, Francis- Gunrange (Bootle: Eskmeals?)

Hotels: see Victuallers

Huntsman: Dobson, Thomas- huntsman: Eskdale and Ennerdale Fox Hounds (Esk. Grn.)

Insurance agents: Cameron, William- (and apartments) Forest How (Muncaster- Eskdale)

Ironmonger: Wilson, William- (and carter etc.) Muncaster

Joiners (see also Carpenter): Brockbank, John- (and builder) Longrigg Green; home Key How (Esk. Grn.)
Nicholson, Isaac- Chappels (Muncaster)
Southward, Mrs. Elizabeth- (and saw mill & cartwright) Mill Gate (Waberthwaite)
Taylor, Jas.- (and builder) Moor Head & Nursery End (Esk. Grn.)
Whinfield, William Rd.- Slape Stones (Irton)

Lime merchant: Wilson, William- (and carter etc.) Muncaster

Masons (see also Builders): Noble, Robert- (and grocer) Muncaster
Pharaoh, Tyson- Mountain view (Muncaster- Eskdale)
Tyson, John- (and builder) Christ Cliff (Boot)

Millers: Bibby, Edward- Eskdale mill (Boot)
Bibby, Joseph- corn miller: Muncaster mill
Southward, James- (and farmer and assistant overseer) Linbeck Mill & Brantrake (Birker)

Saw mill: Southward, Mrs. Elizabeth- (and joiner etc.) Mill Gate (Waberthwaite)

Schools: see Academies

Shoemakers: Dodgson, Moses- Mill Gate (Waberthwaite)
Pharaoh, John Ashburner- Muncaster
Porter, John- (and stationer and post-master) Eskdale Green
Porter, Samuel- (and shoemaker) Green (Esk. Grn.)

Shopkeepers (general): Huddart, Percy and Arthur- (and grocers) Eskdale Stores (Esk. Grn.)

Stationer: Porter, John- (and shoemaker & post-master) Eskdale Green

Surgeons: see Doctors

Tailors: Jenkinson, George- (and grocer) Brow Foot (Waberthwaite)
Tyson, John- Nursery End (Esk. Grn.)
Walker, Richard- (and grocer etc.) Muncaster
Youdell, Wm.- (and draper) Hollowmire (Esk. Grn.)

Turners: Overend, James- bobbin turner: Key How (Irton- via Eskdale)

Victuallers (Taverns, Inns & Hotels):
Bower House (Irton)- Braithwaite, Joseph (and farmer)
Hound Inn and Bower House (Irton)- Davidson, Mrs Mary Ann (and farmer)
King of Prussia (Esk. Grn.)- Watson, Robert
Pennington Arms Hotel (Muncaster)- Irwin, Curwen Watson (posting house, also coachbullder)
Stanley Ghyll Hotel: family (Boot)- Sharp, Dixon: proprietor
Wool Pack Inn (Boot): Sharpe, Dixon (posting house)

Wallers: Pharaoh, Thomas- Sword house (Birker)
Borrowdale, John Benjamin- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Thompson, Lambert- Nursery End (Esk. Grn.)

Woodman: Riley, William- Bank villa (Esk. Grn.)


Church:
Bell, Rev. Canon Henry- vicar, rural dean, and chaplain to Lord Muncaster (Muncaster)
Harrison, Rev. John, L.Th. (Durham)- Waberthwaite Rectory (in Birkby)
Sykes, Rev. William Slater, M.A. (Christ College Cantab.)- The Vicarage (Boot)

Post Office:
(Birker) Post via Eskdale
(Boot) Matthew Wilson's: grocer.
(Eskdale Green) Post, Money Order, and Telegraph Office- John Porter's: stationer. Letters arrive by rail at 7-0 a.m.; Parcels at 10-0 a.m. Despatch at 5-20 p.m. No Sunday business.
(Muncaster) Post, Money Order, and Telegraph Office at Mr. John Gambles', grocer, Ravenglass. Letters arrive at 6-20 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. (callers only), and are despatched at 6-24 p.m. Sunday delivery in the village only; despatch at 9-15 a.m., and at Railway Station 6-24 p.m. Letters should he addressed Ravenglass via Carnforth, except where stated otherwise.
(Waberthwaite) Post Office at Richard Woodall's, grocer. Letters arrive via Bootle at 8-30 a.m., and are despatched at 4-35 p.m. No Sunday business. Nearest Money Order Office, Bootle (4 miles.) Nearest Railway Station and Telegraph Office, Eskmeals (1.5 miles.)

Railways:
Kendall, Isaac- station master: Ravenglass (Muncaster)
Lister, John- engine driver: Muncaster
Marsh, Charles- station master: Eskmeals
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway- manager Lewis W. Woodley: Rock Howe (Esk. Grn.)

Police constables:
Armstrong, William- Muncaster
Lawson, Daniel- Randal How (Esk. Grn.)

Local government:
District Councillors (Eskdale)- William Hird and Towers Tyson.
Parish Councillors (Eskdale)- John Hird: chairman; John Vicars: vice-chairman; Edward Tyson, Dixon Sharpe, John Edward Hartley, Richardson Sharpe, Tom Newby, and Towers Tyson. Harrison Gainford: clerk. Meet at High School, quarterly.
District Councillors (Muncaster)- Alexander Watt and Benjamin Sim.
Parish Councillors (Muncaster)- Lord Muncaster: chairman; Rev. Canon Henry Bell: vice-chairman; John Benson: treasurer; William Wilson, David Stockdale, Henry Furness, William M. Birkett, John Shaw, Benjamin Sim, and William Cameron. John Davidson: clerk.

Assistant overseers:
Davidson, John- Muncaster
Gainford, Harrison- (and grocer etc.) Brook house (Boot- Eskdale)
Postlethwaite, James- Newbiggin (Waberthwaite)
Southward, James- (and farmer & miller) Brantrake (Birker)

Income tax collector:
Walker, Richard-(and grocer & tailor) Muncaster

Registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, relieving and school attendance officer:
Benson, John- Rose villa (Muncaster) Attends Tues. 9 a.m.

Societies & institutions:
Reading Room- secretary Richard Walker (Muncaster)
Fell Dales Association- secretary Harrison Gainford (also grocer etc.) Brook house (Boot)
Free and Independent United Order of Mechanics (Scawfell Lodge)- held at King of Prussia (Esk. Grn.) secretary Harrison Gainford

Descriptive text

BIRKER AND AUSTHWAITE

Is a civil parish containing 1,414 acres of enclosed land, and about 7,000 acres of mountains and common. It is assessed at £583... It lies within Bootle ward, petty sessional division, union, and rural district; the county court district of Millom; and the electoral division of Muncaster.
Iron ore is found here and worked by the South Cumberland Iron Co.
...an heiress carried it to Nicholas Stanley, in whose family it remained until 1888 when it was purchased by Lord Muncaster, who is the present lord of the manor. The other landowners are- W.B. Benson, Towers Tyson, John Hird, Dixon Sharpe, the Trustees of John Vicars, and a few others.

CARLETON (extracts from DRIGG entry)

In 1723 a school was erected by subscription at Carleton, and in 1727 it was endowed by Joseph Walker with £260. The school was free to the children of those who had been contributary to its erection, with the exception of a small annual gratuity at Shrovetide, locally known as Cockpenny. Through bad management and other causes this endowment dwindled into insignificance, and the premises have been sold and converted into a cottage.

ESKDALE AND WASDALE

Form a joint civil parish in Bootle ward, petty sessional division, poor law union, and rural district, the county court district of Whitehaven, and the county council electoral division of Muncaster, containing the chapelries of Eskdale and Wasdale Head. The rateable value is about £2,128...
The manor of Eskdale... The rights and privileges of the manor are possessed by Lord Leconfield. The following are also landowners: Edward Tyson, Dixon Sharpe, R. Sharpe, J. Hird, W. Hird, Towers Tyson, E. Sharpe, J. Tyson, and several others.
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway was opened in 1876, and has stations at Boot; Beckfoot, and Eskdale Green.
The parish possesses a bobbin manufactory, a hoop and basket factory, and a corn mill. The latter is in the village of Boot and has been in active operation for over 200 years. The motive power of the mill is the water of Whillan Beck, which, a short distance above this spot, flows among and over rocks, forming a very pretty waterfall. Eskdale Green and Boot are villages in this parish.
The Fell Dales Association was established about thirty-four years ago for the purpose of improving the Herdwick or heath-going stock of sheep. The annual show is held at the Wool Pack Inn, in the month of September.
Eskdale Chapel... The building has lost much of its ancient appearance by a partial restoration effected in 1881, at a cost of £750; a new vestry was added, and the interior greatly improved. All the windows are now filled with stained glass, beautiful alike in design and colouring. An old window, representing St. Catherine and a wheel, the instrument of her martyrdom, has been removed from the wall, and is now preserved at the vicarage. A well, contiguous to the church, still retains the name of St. Catherine's well. The pulpit is of oak, erected to the memory of Horatio Nelson Creeny in 1898. The benefice, a perpetual curacy, worth £65, is now held by the Rev. Richard Herbert Snape. Formerly, the parishioners exercised the right of presentation to the living, but the patronage has now for some time been invested in the Stanleys, of Ponsonby. For the convenience of the people of Eskdale Green, a new mission church, with day school, dedicated to St. Bega, was erected and opened in 1890, at a cost of £2,000, raised by subscription. It has seating accommodation for 120. The Wesleyan Chapel, erected here in 1849, was enlarged and improved in 1890 at an outlay of £300.
The High school, near the village of Boot, which dates from 1863, has accomodation for 100 scholars, and is attended by about 84 children, The Low school, at the Green, has room for 100 pupils.
CHARITIES- There is attached to the chapelry a poor stock, amounting to £107 4s 9d, the interest of which, £2 l9s, is applied to the poor just after the 31st March each year. The interest of £137 has been left by several donors for the education of the poor of Eskdale, and the interest of a further sum of £400 is divided on the first Sunday after Easter, among the poor who have not received parochial relief during the year. A small endowment of land produces £5 2s. yearly, which is applied to the Higb school.
The late John Vicars, Esq., in 1889, bequeathed the sum of £200 to the school. The interest is applied in rewards for attendance and progress.

ESKMEALS (extracts from BOOTLE entry)

...remarkable for its large rabbit warren.
...the seat and property of the Misses Falcon.

IRTON (extracts from IRTON WITH SANTON entry)

[the Irton family estates]: From the Exors. of the late Jonas Lindow-Burns-Lindow the estates were purchased by Thomas Brocklebank, Esq., in 1896, in whose possession they have since remained.
School- Henry Caddy left by will, in 1716, £150 towards the maintenance of a master, who should teach the children of those parishioners only who contributed to the erection of a school on Irton Moor. The interest arising from endowments, together with voluntary subscriptions, amounts to £30 a year. In 1872, William Birkett, of Hewrigg, Irton, gave the sum of £100, the interest of which is added to the school funds.

MUNCASTER

...is situated in Bootle ward and petty sessional division; the county court district of Whitehaven; the deanery of Gosforth; and the union and rural district of Millom. Muncaster gives its name to a division for the election of a member of the county council. The parish comprises the two townships of Muncaster and Birkby, whose united area is 6,495 acres, which are assessed at £4,290.
A vein of iron is supposed to exist at a place called Brankenwalls Gill...
Muncaster Castle... A new billiard room was added in 1886. The castle contains one of the finest libraries in the North of England.
In 1880 the revenues of the church were further augmented by £3,000, contributed by Lord Muncaster and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The benefice is worth £202, and is in the incumbency of the Rev. Canon H. Bell, who is also rural dean, and chaplain to Lord Muncaster.
The School (mixed) has accommodation for 150, and an average attendance of 60. Master, William M. Birkett.
Ravenglass ... the fair is now obsolete, and the market little more than a name.
There is a Public Hall built in the Swiss style, with a residence at each end. It was erected at the sole expense of Lord Muncaster, and is used during the week as an Infant School, and on Sunday evenings for religious purposes. The number of names on the books at present is 32. Mistress Miss, M.B. Dickinson. A Reading Room was established in 1862. The premises were enlarged in 1898 at the expense of Lord Muncaster, and a billiard-table added, the gift of Miss Ramsden.
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway... was opened September 16, 1876, and is the shortest registered railway in Great Britain.
Walls is the name given to a mansion built by Lord Muncaster in 1885 ...it is the residence of the Earl and the Countess of Erroll.
Newtown, another fine mansion, is the residence of Lady Harriet L'Estrange, the mother of Lady Muncaster.
There were formerly several CHARITIES attached to this parish. They are now all lost with the exception of £20, the interest of which is distributed among the poor at Easter.

WABERTHWAITE

The area of the parish is 1,050 acres, the rateable value £933... The principal landowners are Lord Muncaster, William Hodgkin, Edith Pritt, J.B. Postlethwaite, John Pritt, John Caddy, S. Nicholson etc.
The present Rector is the Rev. John Harrrison, L.Th. (Durham). The Rectory is in the parish of Muncaster. It was purchased in 1894, half the money being raised by subscription; the rest was a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There is a small school for Waberthwaite and Corney, capable of accommodating 80 children.
CHARITY [Ancient poor stock £100 inc. £80 from Rev Mr Park of Barton, Norfolk. Interest, £1/5/- distributed annually. Parish also shares in a bequest of Lord Muncaster]