Cumbria's Museum of Military Life

Cumbria‘s Museum of Military Life was founded in 1932 and tells the 300-year story of Cumbria’s army regiments through books, documents, photographs and artefacts. Based at Carlisle Castle, the museum moved into the larger Alma Ward room in 2014.

The Intertwined History of 300 years of  British Infantry Regiments

Starting with Lord Lucas’s Regiment in 1702 that becomes the 34th Regiment of Foot and introducing the 55th Regiment of foot that was formed by Colonel George Perry in 1755. Both of which became the Border Regiment in 1881.

The Border Regiment lasted for 78 years when in 1959 it was amalgamated with the King’s Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment to form the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment which 47 years later in 2006 would become The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

Teachers

Please feel free to visit the Museum to discuss what you need and what can be offered on a visit, to obtain information on the museum, familiarise yourself with the collections and discover ways in which the Museum can support sections of the National Curriculum. This can include specific historical topics or periods and also thematic subjects such as art & design, textiles, technology, literature etc.

The Museum welcomes enquiries from teachers to support the National Curriculum. This can include specific historical topics and thematic subjects. If you think we can help, please contact us!

Teaching Space

Sessions at the Museum are provided in the Museum’s exhibition galleries and in the English Heritage Education Base (all in the Inner Ward at the Castle). The Education base will comfortably accommodate a class size group of up to 30 with staff. Each of the two Museum gallery areas can accommodate a class size group, but at certain times of the year, especially between March and October the Castle and Museum can be very busy.