The John Peel Memorial Public Shelter
Introduction
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The John Peel Memorial Public Shelter
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 5 Apr 2009
The shelter was built by the Cumberland and Westmorland Association in 1939, in memory of the famous huntsman who is buried in the nearby churchyard (see Image ). In the 1980s the building was converted into a shop, selling fairly traded goods. Now called the Fair World Shop, run by volunteers. (Information from Caldbeck and district organisations 'Potted Histories' http://www.caldbeck.org.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/Potted-Histories-Caldbeck-and-District-organisations-2012.pdf ).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.748517
Longitude
-3.049391