A Most High-handed Proceeding
Irton and the Right of Way Case 1897-1907
£15.00
In 1897 the new owner of Irton Hall, on the Lake District’s western fringe, closed footpaths leading to the parish church, triggering a decade long legal dispute.
Contemporary photographs, evidence from over 200 witnesses at a local inquiry and two trials, and a participant’s account written in Cumbrian dialect give an insight into the now disappeared way of life of Irton’s rural community.
publisher:
Bookcase
Publication Date:
2022-04-28
format:
Paperback; 210 x 150mm
ISBN:
9781912181551