28 Crown Street was originally the Railway Hotel because it was nearest to the railway that ended where Lakes Home Centre is before a new branch went above Cockermouth, past the Fitz and through the new Sidings housing development. Note Tolson Garage and Kingfisher pub sign in distance.
Jennings Register of Pubs Page 015 registration of Railway Hotel and House & Shop 26 Crown Street. Date of purchase 18th December 1918. Original vendor Sarah Colliar and Another. Purchase Price £1,750
DESCRIPTION
All that fully licenced Hotel with the yard and outbuildings thereto adjoining called the “Railway Hotel” situate in Crown Street Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland And also all that messuage or dwelling house and Shop with the yard and outbuildings belonging thereto adjoining the said Hotel, all which said hereditaments and premises were more particularly delineated and described in the Map or plan drawn on an Indenture of Assignment dated 30th day of May 1885 and thereon with other premises coloured or edged in pink. c 1970
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Crown Street 2 Trout Hotel with home of Dr Abraham on right with his surgery at the rear. c 1970
Crown Street 3 Lakes Hotel now The Trout offers afternoon teas and dinners. The building on the right of Lakes Hotel was the school clinic, the centre building was Dr Abraham of the Keswick climbing family, with the building nearest the Lakes Hotel before all three buildings became The Trout Hotel. c 1950
Crown Street 2 Lakes Hotel now The Trout
Crown Street. On the right the furthest building was the Lakes Hotel, now part of the Trout Hotel. The centre tall building was Dr Abraham GP, who lived there with his surgery behind. To the right the building was the dental and health clinic where the school dentist worked. Note the bricks around the windows are WW2 protection from bomb blasts. On the left is the gable end of the Wordsworth Hotel on the corner of Sullart Street. Other photos show this being demolished to widen the road, and in its place is the Wordsworth statue pointing to Wordsworth House on the right. Low Sand Lane on right. c 1940
Crown Street 2 Trout Hotel sign when it was AA c 1980
Crown Street. The railings are the Lakes Hotel which became the Trout Hotel. The horse drawn cart approaches while man clears horse exhaust with brush and shovel. c 1890
28 Crown Street was originally the Railway Hotel because it was nearest to the railway that ended where Lakes Home Centre is before a new branch went above Cockermouth, past the Fitz and through the new Sidings housing development. Note Tolson Garage and Kingfisher pub sign in distance.
Jennings Register of Pubs Page 015 registration of Railway Hotel and House & Shop 26 Crown Street. Date of purchase 18th December 1918. Original vendor Sarah Colliar and Another. Purchase Price £1,750
DESCRIPTION
All that fully licenced Hotel with the yard and outbuildings thereto adjoining called the “Railway Hotel” situate in Crown Street Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland And also all that messuage or dwelling house and Shop with the yard and outbuildings belonging thereto adjoining the said Hotel, all which said hereditaments and premises were more particularly delineated and described in the Map or plan drawn on an Indenture of Assignment dated 30th day of May 1885 and thereon with other premises coloured or edged in pink. c 1970
28 Crown Street was originally the Railway Hotel because it was nearest to the railway that ended where Lakes Home Centre is before a new branch went above Cockermouth, past the Fitz and through the new Sidings housing development. Note Tolson Garage and Kingfisher pub sign in distance.
Jennings Register of Pubs Page 015 registration of Railway Hotel and House & Shop 26 Crown Street. Date of purchase 18th December 1918. Original vendor Sarah Colliar and Another. Purchase Price £1,750
DESCRIPTION
All that fully licenced Hotel with the yard and outbuildings thereto adjoining called the “Railway Hotel” situate in Crown Street Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland And also all that messuage or dwelling house and Shop with the yard and outbuildings belonging thereto adjoining the said Hotel, all which said hereditaments and premises were more particularly delineated and described in the Map or plan drawn on an Indenture of Assignment dated 30th day of May 1885 and thereon with other premises coloured or edged in pink. c 1970
28 Crown Street was originally the Railway Hotel because it was nearest to the railway that ended where Lakes Home Centre is before a new branch went above Cockermouth, past the Fitz and through the new Sidings housing development. Note Tolson Garage and Kingfisher pub sign in distance.
Jennings Register of Pubs Page 015 registration of Railway Hotel and House & Shop 26 Crown Street. Date of purchase 18th December 1918. Original vendor Sarah Colliar and Another. Purchase Price £1,750
DESCRIPTION
All that fully licenced Hotel with the yard and outbuildings thereto adjoining called the “Railway Hotel” situate in Crown Street Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland And also all that messuage or dwelling house and Shop with the yard and outbuildings belonging thereto adjoining the said Hotel, all which said hereditaments and premises were more particularly delineated and described in the Map or plan drawn on an Indenture of Assignment dated 30th day of May 1885 and thereon with other premises coloured or edged in pink. c 1970
Crown Street 28 was Railway Hotel because it was nearest to the railway that ended where Lakes Home Centre is before a new branch went above Cockermouth 2024 Google Street View
Crown Street 32 shows the edge of Railway Hotel before changing to flats c 1980
Crown Street 14 Kirkland Carpets Kingfisher pub Tolson Garage later removed for car park entrance for the Kingfisher pub. Kirkland Carpets was later made into two houses; The Kingfisher is now a private house; the phone box replaced with mobile phones; the garage front was later demolished to make the car park entrance for the pub and now gated private parking. c 1970
Crown Street 14 Kirkland Carpets 16 18 22 24 all residential 26 Mrs McCartney shop then archway 28 Railway Hotel which was built when the railway terminated on Low Road, before the new railway was built on the elevated ground above Cockermouth. Kirkland Carpets had previously been Tolson’s car showroom advertising “Any make of car supplied” before the front was made into the current house front with windows and doors. c 1970
Crown Street Kingfisher Inn shows Tolsons Engineer & Coach Builder garage with repairs works. Beside is Tolsons Imperial Garage. Adjacent is the Kingfisher Inn. The Imperial Garage was demolished to make way for the car park for Kingfisher. The gable end with the advert was St Joseph school but was demolished and rebuilt as church rooms. Observe the door to the right of Tolsons window, the lintel has the inscription “TA 1724” This is now painted over but still observable; see Bradbury “Cockermouth in Pictures 6” page 32 for other inscriptions. c 1970
Crown Street 14 Kingfisher 2024 p4 Google street view
Crown Street 12 St Joseph church and school – the gable end had Tolson garage advert – later demolished and church room extended c 1970
