Wigton And The Solway

Spanning the Georgian period, this book details a time of upheaval as agricultural progress and industrialisation swept away a centuries old lifestyle, totally transforming Cumberland.

Split into two chapters covering local institutions, events and entertainments I have used local sources and anecdotes when possible taken from documents, to personal letters illustrated with over 250 images to bring this distant period to life.

I hope it will amaze, surprise and even horrify you as much as it did me. It truly shows a different world, but at the same time has startling similarities as we too live in “Times of Change”. – Trevor Grahamslaw