----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Banks" <DavidKenneth@banks81.freeserve.co.uk> To: "sarah" <sreveley@grandecom.net> Cc: <CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:19 PM Subject: The Ratty > Hi Sarah, > For anybody that's interested, the Ravenglass & Eskdale > Railway or "The Ratty", is a narrow gauge steam railway, originally > built to transport iron-ore from mines driven into veins in the valley > sides at Nab Gill (Gatesgarth Station) and across the valley beneath > Goat Crag. Other mines were Christcliffe, Barn Garth, Blea Tarn, and > Willan Beck. Just to the east of Gate Crag they also mined copper. The > mines fell into disuse in the early 1900's, and the railway became > neglected, until enthusiasts began to rebuild and re-equip it. > If you think I'm a mine obsessive, you should talk to some of them > about railways! > I suppose exploring abandoned mines can be a "retun to the womb", but > big train sets ......... ? > > Dave > (Florence Mine Heritage Centre, Egremont) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sarah" <sreveley@grandecom.net> > To: <CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 6:32 PM > Subject: Re: [CUL] One Place Study > > > > . > > >>The depth of knowledge and research is often breath taking, and > certainly contributes a lot more than the mere recitation of other > people's views about a particular historic period.<< Roy > > > > Well said. Knowing only that the Beatles were from Liverpool, and > that I was in love with David Niven, I had a lot to learn. It is more > important to me to learn about the home towns of my ancestors to put > meat on their bones than to know how many kids there were. Cumberland > and Northumberland are rich in history and landscapes. > > > > Just last night I found a wonderful photo of the Ravenglass-Eskdale > Railway while googling for Amanda's Golden Lion public house. Go look: > > http://www.teacherstravelweb.com/Lakedistrict.html > > > > Sarah > > > > ______________________________ >