A GLIMPSE into Cumbria’s past is being shared in a modern day way to give people across the county as taste of culture during lockdown.
The new online museum, featuring a vast collection of atmospheric photographs and cine film, has been launched by Cumbria Film Archive.
It’s taken more than 25 years to collate all the material, which comes from private collectors and museums, but in its first few weeks more than 10,000 people in 20 countries across the world had already made a virtual visit.
With museums and attractions across the country forced to close due to the pandemic, the producers hope this new, free facility will provide a fascinating alternative.
Andrew Leitch, a former BBC and ITV producer, and cameraman Jim Bownass have worked with a small team to build a local film archive since the early 2000s.
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