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A Most High-handed Proceeding

Irton and the Right of Way Case 1897-1907

Paul Pharaoh

£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