It is a particularly special occurrenc, as the UK will not see another total solar eclipse until 2090. On April 8, 1921, The Mail reported: "Much sky-gazing in Barrow this morning. On January 14, 1926, the paper, then known as the North-Western Daily Mail, reported on a British Government eclipse expedition. In more recent memory, the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, was also covered in depth by The Mail. Wednesday August 11, 1999 (Image: Archive)A feature on August 11, 1999 read: "BRITAIN’S last solar eclipse of this millennium was captured for posterity today by Evening Mail chief photographer Ian Kershaw.