Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Keswick - Cumbria Houses The Famous Singing Stones.

By Frederick Hoymer

The city of Keswick - Cumbria is the home of 5000 people and is located in the central western part of England within the boundaries of the historic Columbia County. Keswick gets its name from the fact it holds a famous cheese market and has been doing so for almost 800 years. In the year 1276 Edward I provided a grant for the cheese market. You can still visit this market today as it is held every Saturday in the downtown area.

There are numerous historic buildings which surround town center. One of these structures is the original Town hall; this Hall was originally known as a moot Hall. This is one of several Moot halls throughout England. These halls were a meeting place for the elders of the hundred. The elders of the hundred were the original political leaders during the-th and--th century. It is believed that this organization derived its name from the fact that there were 100 households within a territory.

During the 16th century Keswick was involved in small-scale mining. Including this mining with graphite, and in fact it is believed that this is the birthplace of the graphite pencil. An industry developed around the graphite pencil and was an integral part of the city until last year at what point the pencil manufacturer moved to the Irish Coast.

Keswick is now a major tourist attraction in the majority of the industry was in the city is involved in tourism related business. One of the major events that attract tourists every year is the annual film festival. Another popular attraction takes place the first weekend in June. This is a beer festival which is run in part by the rugby team. Certainly this is an interesting event, a beer festival run by rugby players. No wonder it is a popular tourist attraction.

The thing that probably brings in more tourists than anything else is the incredible beauty that this city has to offer all those that come to visit. Nestled along a lake between rolling hills and mountains, the city of Keswick truly is a natural beauty worthy of visiting. Besides the natural beauty that attracts people to this area are numerous attractions worthy of being visited.

Most popular of these is theater by the lake. This theater is the home of a local repertoire company and throws numerous festivals each year. Many of the events and traditions of this theater were inspired by the Century Theater. The Century Theater is a famous traveling theater that chose this area as its home for a while and made theater a popular attraction in the area. The Theater by the lake continues these traditions.

Among the other popular attractions are the Cars of the stars motor Museum and the Museum and the Keswick Art Gallery. There is also a museum that houses the famous musical stones of Skidaw. The stones are a musical instrument similar to that of xylophone that is made using stones that have been removed from caverns.

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