Stories
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A walk through other people’s expectations
The steep path isn’t the only thing Caroline Butterwick has to navigate on her Lakeland hike. Always aware of other people’s expectations, she continually monitors how her disability might seem to strangers.
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How Californian dairy farmers stole a way of life
When European settlers drained a beautiful Californian lake to provide dairy grazing, the lives of nearby Native American peoples changed out of all recognition. But recent rainfall is strengthening hopes of a return to the old ways.
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How to rehabilitate the concrete jungle
A huge concrete housing estate from the 1960s, now seen as an ecological mistake, is being drastically redeveloped, compounding the environmental errors. Owen Hatherley posits a more creative solution.
- Podcast
Wetland
In this episode, JC and her contributors invite you to rethink the idea of of boggy marshlands, and see the ecological health, biodiversity, and carbon capturing benefits of these misunderstood spaces.
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Lakes. 1627. The Countrey-mans kalender: with a plain prognostication for the yeare of our Lord MDCXXVII : beeing the third after bissextile or leape yeare. In plaine English tearmes written for the plainest understanding: yet serviceable for the finest wits and best capacities. Gathered especially for the auncient citie of Lincolne. By Thomas Lakes.
Lakes, ThomasDate: 1627- Archives and manuscripts
Mountains, Lakes, Flowers and Gulls (artwork)
Date: 1976Reference: PP/RSI/B/1/1/11/10Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Books
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[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Lakes U.D.C.
Lake District (England). Urban District Council.Date: 1953- Books
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[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Lakes U.D.C.
Lake District (England). Urban District Council.Date: 1965- Books
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[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Lakes U.D.C.
Lake District (England). Urban District Council.Date: 1950