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• John's Steam Engines - Photographs of industrial steam engines and industrial sites in West Cumbria since the 1960's, including the collieries of Workington and Whitehaven. From John Harkness, steam loco driver at Harrington No 10 Colliery.
• Old, But Not That Old - Images of Workington. - A look at Workington from the 1960's to the 1980's, photographs and descriptions of places now gone - from Russell Barnes.
• Speech Therapy West Cumbria - Based at Workington Infirmary, the speech and language therapy department provides a comprehensive service to all areas of the district working from clinics, health centres, and hospitals.
• The Birth of a Rail - A personal history of the manufacture of railway lines at the Workington Iron and Steel Company. Many high quality archive photographs of the process, including the Bessemer Converter.
• The Workington Star - A local history site devoted to Workington past and present including old photographs and features about the ancient football game of uppies and downies. Also books by Keith Wallace and others about the history of Workington.
• Virtual Camerton - A guide to the history and features of the small village of Camerton, between Workington and Cockermouth.
• Workington - A brief guide to the ancient market and industrial town at the mouth of the River Derwent, on the West coast of Cumbria. From Visit Cumbria.
• Workington - A guide to Workington, from the Edge Guide to Cumbria.
• Workington - St John's Church - A brief guide to the Workington church designed by Thomas Hardwick. It is built of local sandstone, and bears some resemblance to Inigo Jones' St. Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. Interior design by Sir Ninian Comper.
• Workington Travelling Heritage Centre - A project with the aim to develop the town's redundant locomotive shed, last used as a wagon repair shop, into a rail and bus based visitors centre.