Holmrook
| Holmrook | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | HOLMROOK | |
| Postcode district | CA19 | |
| Dialling code | 019467 | |
| Police | Cumbria | |
| Fire | Cumbria | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Holmrook is a
B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station
less than two miles to the west.
Two miles north-east along the Irt valley is Irton Hall, a large mostly 19th-century house which incorporates a 14th-century pele tower.[1]
Holmrook Hall
Holmrook Hall was a
country house, at one time owned by the Reverend Charles Skeffington Lutwidge. His relative Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - better known as the author, mathematician and photographer Lewis Carroll - used to come and stay occasionally.[2]
During
Top Secret site, it trained Royal Navy personnel, the Special Boat Service and Norwegian expatriates in the wartime use of explosives and demolition. Among the graduates of HMS Volcano were:[3]
- Noel Cashford MBE
- Lionel "Buster" Crabb OBE
After the war, the hall fell into disrepair and was demolished. Only the stable block remains, and has been converted to housing.
References
- ^ Historic England. "Irton Hall (9279)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Holmrook Hall". Shelia Cartwright. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Holmrook Hall". wartimememories.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
External links
Media related to Holmrook at Wikimedia Commons
- Cumbria County History Trust: Drigg (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- Map sources for Holmrook
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