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ASHLACK

THE HISTORY OF A SMALL CUMBRIAN ESTATE

 

THIS BOOK TELLS the story of Ashlack and its various incarnations. From what it might have been prior to the 17^th century to what it became, and has now become, over a period of some 350 years. It also delves into the costings for its conversion, rebuilding and rescue and perhaps more interestingly into how those costs were met. In one case definitely at the expense of the exchequer.

It deals with the families who have occupied the house and farmed from it, their foibles and vicissitudes, and also with the expansion and contraction of the amount of land attached to the house.

256pp, 20pp colour illustrations, b/w illustrations, charts & maps, full index, hard back.

Publisher: The History of Kirkby Group Price £15 + £4 p&p UK (£11 US etc)

Available from Heath’s Bookshop, Barrow in Furness; The Tinner’s Rabbit, Ulverston; Moorland Stores, Kirkby in Furness; C.A.Rowntree, Old Mill, Beckside, Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria LA17 7TH,

Tel 01229 889373, e-mail charles@becksidemill.fsnet.co.uk