LINKS.

CUMBRIAN LINKS

Border Wall The place where it costs nowt to buy and sell things in Cumbria and the Borders; local things for local people!
Cumbrialocal.co.uk: Local Resources in Workington. A large directory of local resources and classifieds.
Cumbria on the Internet: See what Cumbria has to offer you!
Cumbria Railways - Bolton Loop Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Bolton Loop.
Images of the Marsh & Quay: Workington's Marsh & Quay page by local author and researcher Keith Wallace.
Keswick at War: Steve Scott's web-site detailing Keswick's links with WWII, WWI and the Boer War.
Mark King's history page: History of Cumbria from the Romans to the end of Strathclyde.
Millom RAF Museum: Visit this museum for further details of the WWII RAF in Cumbria.
Nick Toner's West Cumbria history pages: A miscellany of West Cumbria's history - people, places and things...
Phil Baggley's Workington Works site:Marvellous images of Workington works and dock in their heyday.
Stuart cresswell's Threlkeld Website: All you'll ever need to know about the village and community of Threlkeld!
The Cumbria Directory: A comprehensive gazetteer of towns and villages throughout the county.
The Cumbria Industrial History Society:A guide to industrial activity in Cumbria during the centuries up to the present day.
The ultimate Whitehaven page: Sean Duffy's West Cumbrian delight.
The Workington and District Civil Trust: In their words: 'Workington & District Civic Trust came into existence in 2001. Prior to that the local community had no unified, dedicated voice with which to comment on or try to influence decisions which would affect our local/national heritage.'
The Workington Transport Heritage Centre home-page: West Cumbria's past rail network.
Urban Exploration with Napper: Cumbria's hidden places - and beyond!
Whitehaven Born, Bred and Proud: Fascinating site which illustrates Whitehaven's varied history.
www.cumbria-online.co.uk: What's on around Cumbria - Local news updated daily.
Wings over Walney: The official guide to the Walney Air-Show.

20th CENTURY DEFENCES LINKS

Antony's home-page: Disused and abandoned aerodromes of WWII.
Bob Hunt's home-page: Portsmouth's tunnels, Shelters and Caves.
CBA Defence Of Britain database: Database containing details of 19,555 defence locations: Essential site!
Council for British Archaeology: See what the "Defence Of Britain"Project is all about.
David Farrant's home-page: Pillboxes and more....
David Tacchi's Somerset pillbox page: Some of the most prolific WWII anti-invasion defences are featured here.
Hartlepool Magnesia Works: Harrington Magnesite plant wasn't the only place producing this stuff!
Ian Sanders' Pillbox and defences website: Invasion defences of the UK.
Invasion defences of the West Country: The "Architecture of Aggression" site.
R.O.C: A history of the Royal Observer Corps.
R.O.C - A survey: A nationwide survey of R.O.C posts.
Subterranea Britannica - Underground sites and much more!
The Pill-Box Study Group: Speaks for itself, really....
The Royal Artillery 1939-1945: Derek Barton's marvellous wartime directory of the R.A.
The South Staffordshire Home-Guard: A detailed record of the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion, South Staffordshire Home Guard.
The Wartime memories project: Amazing site documenting the wartime memories of real people.
Tim Carter's home-page: More pillboxes than you could shake a stick at....

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

David's 'Welcome-to-Europe pages: Encompassing all aspects of European culture, history and much more...
Tom's old pictures pages: Share your old pictures of the UK here!

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