Episode 23
Countrystride #23: West Coast Christmas - Voices from the past
December 13, 201941m 56s
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Show Notes
…in which we walk the sandstone cliffs from St Bees to Whitehaven with author and historian Alan Cleaver. As we stroll, above a millpond-still Irish Sea, we learn about the coast's Mummers' tradition and the ghost ship Mary Jane; we hear bygone memories of snowy winters and diary entries from a Regency-era farm; we discuss the smuggling origins of rum butter; and we sign off with a yuletide letter from the Western Front.
- Alan’s award-winning book, The Corpse Roads of Cumbria, is available from all good bookshops.
- You can find Alan on Twitter at @thelonningsguy