Fred says it quiet - must be the heat. Anyone look for seagoing ancestors - I am indexing seaman sailing on Swansea registered ships 1840 to 1920. Concentrating on 1890-1895, some 1870's There are about 2500 entries in my database. Some crew members are from Cumbria. www.family-richards.org.uk. click on the icon for Swansea Mariners Bryan Richards

It is quiet .... but every message that gets sent, I get half-a-dozen returns from ISPs for people who've gone on holiday and let their email boxes overflow! The joys of August. However, there is a BBC2 joy that has just started. A programme about buildings that need to be restored: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/restoration/ This has a Carlisle appeal - as one of the candidates is Brackenhill Tower. Have a look. If any of you feel strongly that it should be restored, I see no reason why you shouldn't campaign on behalf of Brackenhill here. (must confess I'm much more taken by Manchester's Victoria Baths). Chris