Villages by the Sea Season 4 Episode 2 - Port Carlisle

Airdate: 2023-Nov-03

Episode summary:

Ben Robinson examines the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, Cumbria, a small village near Carlisle which grew as a consequence of the canal building surge that swept the nation.For a very short time, this village was a thriving port with ambitions to rival Liverpool. It welcomed tourists, but its canal was soon overtaken by the advent of the railways. Ben goes on to discover the cauldron-like original boiler behind the Victorian bath house.

About Villages by the Sea series:

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the English coast and reveals how some of our best loved villages played a vital part in significant moments of o...Show more >