Station Street 5 looking north to Main Street ladies hairdresser before it became Cockermouth Antiques c 1950
Station Street 7 9 looking to Main Street. The veg shop on the right grew some veg in greenhouses in Rubbybanks by Cocker and also grew veg at the top of St Helens Street, as well as this local produce they had a wagon that went to Manchester fruit and veg market to buy stock to bring here on a Thursday morning, so local people would buy for the weekend - this before supermarkets and chilled cabinets in supermarkets when veg was purchased daily. c 1950
Station Street 17 Shop of A Johnston Late Skelton Dining Rooms teas lunches. Note the ornate moulding at the tlop of the pillar either side that hel[ identify where i t is today. SR Shoes is to the right. c 1930
Station Street 17 I & E Skelton (the numbering changed and slope of pavement and doors give clues to today's occupant)
Confectioners Dining Rooms. Bread, Tea Cakes and Scones fresh daily. Large assortment of Sweets and Chocolates. Wedding and Fancy Cakes made to order. Tea and Luncheon Rooms, parties catered for. Advert 1911
Station Street 11 Thos C Johnson on this advert is number 28 but the street was renumbered and is now left of County Fruit Store and even today the carved pedestal and drainpipe left of door remain to be noted.
Johnson advertises Liveries and Clericals, silk hats and livery hats. Perrin's gloves (Ladies and Gent's) [sic]
c 1910
Station Street Yeomans Watchmaker Jeweller Silversmith and Optician Mates Guide advert
Station Street 10 today the carved pedestal and drainpipe left of door remain - Yeomans jeweller c1906 now Craig Travel Agent
TO BE CONFIRMED
c 1906
Station Street 17 A Johnston Cafe hot luncheons and teas. c 1930
WH Smith newsagent was originally next to the three storey corner building at Station Street and Lorton Road, opposite Sainsbury; but they moved to the railway station in 1864, and that building was demolished, and the Grand Theatre was built on the site in 1914. Smiths later left the railway station premises and moved to Station Street building called Cumberland House, then moved away and the building became Lindsays delicatessen. Note the sign Holiday Books to borrow! c 1950
