Cark Cotton Company

Leslie Gilpin gives a talk on the Cark Cotton Company and its mill at Cark-in-Cartmel for Sedbergh History Society.

Leslie Gilpin, chairman of the Cumberland and Westmorland History Federation and a lifelong rail enthusiast, tells the story of the Cark Cotton Company and its mill at Cark-in-Cartmel. The talk explores the development of this local industrial enterprise, its place within the wider history of textile production, and the people, buildings and communities connected with it. It takes place at the People's Hall at 7:30pm.