Regional Heritage Centre

A full day Study Event held at Carlisle Cathedral's Fratry Hall looking at the Cathedral Library's collection of rare books and manuscripts. This event is for an in-person audience only and will not be recorded.

The Library at Carlisle Cathedral is a collection of rare books and manuscripts over 300 years in the making. On Saturday 1 June, the Regional Heritage Centre will travel to the Cathedral’s beautiful Fratry Hall for a full day of presentations exploring this magnificent collection. We will be placing the Cathedral Library into context, examining how its history and collection relate to those of other cathedral libraries as well as private libraries. We will also reflect on the insights the Cathedral Library’s records afford into social and intellectual life in Carlisle since the later seventeenth century. We will conclude the day by considering the Cathedral Library’s future, taking orientation from its past and present histories. Our speakers include Professor Matthew Sangster (University of Glasgow), Dr Matthew Shaw (Queens College, Oxford) and Mathilda Houston-Brown (Wadham College, Oxford).  The optional lunch is available with pre-booking ONLY, and places are limited.

An on-campus full day Study Event looking at the Isle of Man's maritime history and heritage. This event is for an in-person audience only and will not be recorded.

In its 10,000 year history, the Isle of Man has seen traders and raiders, mythological sea gods and day-tripping tourists. From its Celtic and Viking past to the current celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the people of this unique island live by and with the sea. In this full-day Study Event we look at a special museum exhibition organised by Manx Heritage, celebrating this rich maritime history. We hear about efforts to preserve the 18th century racing yacht the ‘Peggy’ – the oldest Manx craft in existence. We’ll also explore ‘Unpath’d Waters’, a national project promoting new research into maritime history and, with it, fresh insights into shipwrecks in Manx waters. From saving lives in peril on the sea to uncovering the stories of the shipwrecks that lay beneath it, this event charts a course from the past to the future, shining a spotlight on why maritime heritage matters to the people, places and identity of this island.