Great Asby in 1911

Background

In 2009 Asby History Group agreed to take part in the ‘Our Green Space’ project, the aim of which was to involve communities in celebrating the heritage and culture of open green spaces in Cumbria. The project partners were Friends of the Lake District and Voluntary Action Cumbria with funding coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

One aspect of the project’s activities in Asby was to research the history of the buildings surrounding our village greens, together with the people that lived in them and their occupations over a hundred years ago.

Researching the Information

The primary sources of information were the 1910 Valuation Office survey which is in the National Archive at Kew and the 1911 census records. Based on our research we commissioned illustrations of the buildings as we believed they would have been around 1911.

The information collected was used to produce a booklet and an interpretation panel, a large scale version of which is in the village bus shelter.

The Interpretation Panel

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Sponsored by Our Green Space and the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Contact ATG

Please feel free to contact the Group Officers, as follows:

Chair – Dan Docker

Secretary – Keith Cooper

Treasurer – Lisa Harrington

Donations to ATG

If you would like to support the work of the Tree Group by making a donation to help cover the costs of essential tree guards or the purchase of trees for planting, that would be very much appreciated.

Account details are:
Account Name: Asby Tree Group
Sort code: 20-55-41
Account number : 50979708

ATG Activities

We will be working with local landowners to identify small areas of land that can be used to plant trees or hedges. Occasional requests will go out to members, seeking volunteers to survey areas of land to assess the age and health of trees and to identify possible planting areas, as well as to take part in planting trees and hedges. These activities will normally be scheduled to last for no more than three hours.

The Tree Group has insurance to cover members carrying out these activities.

ATG Membership

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Keith Cooper

There is currently no membership fee.

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Unfortunately Covid-19 has not gone away, and we still want everyone to feel safe whilst being able to enjoy the film.

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