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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
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Station Street to north with clock tower so photo taken before 1932 when the clock tower was removed. On the left is Fisher ironmonger, see other photos of Fisher, on the right is Brown Chemist which later became Litts Chemist. tinted photo c 1910
Station Street towards clock tower so photo taken before 1932 when the clock tower was removed. Sealby on left is now the Post Office, the adjacent building downhill on the left are the individual shops of the Maryport Co-op, now Premier Store, look above ground floor and little has changed.
On the right is the Westminster Bank, with the sandstone base frontage not changed, now a food outlet. Further down on the right is the old Public Hall, demolished in 1974 for National Westminster Bank that then closed and is now more food outlets. c 1910
Station Street to Main Street shows clock tower built 1895 demolished 1932. Sealby shop on left later became a Spar shop, later the Post Office with attached shop. Note on the left the four similar shop frontages of the Maryport Co-operative Society, grocery, butchery, hardware and haberdashery. Opposite is the imposing three storey facade of the Public Hall, demolished 1974 for the National Westminster Bank. Note the children with the hoop to play with and the motor bike and side car on the left. c 1910
Station Street after 1932 when Sealby had the store on the left. Note that the clock tower was removed 1932 and the road sign replaced it. Cars going both ways. On the left are the individual shops that operated by the Maryport Co-op. The original 1887 trees are shown. On the right foreground is the Midland Bank sub office that only opened on auction days for the farmers transactions at the auction. c 1910
Station Street 12 two way traffic with Lakeland Bakery delivering to Elwoods on the right in 1950. Westminster Bank on right. Note that fFive of the trees planted in 1887 for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee are shown but they were removed for parking bays though a few new trees replace some.. c 1950
Station Street 12 two way traffic. Stan Mercer TVs on right, sandstone block pillars of the former Westminster Bank, here an insurance broker. c 1980
Station Street 12 Maryport Cooperative Industrial Society shops. There were different Coop shops; Grocery, Butcher, Hardware, Mens Outfitting and drapery (a double fronted shop). Each shop had their own manager, two of them started their own store, Tom Winter created Tom Winter Carpets on Main Street, Leslie Cleeland bought the old Blue Bell Inn (see Main Street 61 Blue Bell Inn E Bowness building demolished for Cleelands furnishing c 1890 p1). c 1960
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 was Brown & Russell 1906, later to become Sealby Bros with the gable end of the building having their name painted on it. Now the door has been built up and the entrance is from the adjacent mini supermarket store; the building is now the Post Office. 2024 Google street view
Station Street 2 today’s Cumberland Building Society now on left edge, The brick wall of the District Bank was demolished after it merged with the National Provincial Bank, (seen here on Main Street)and Westminster Bank (which was also on Station Street) to form the new Natwest Bank which required a new building that was built where the old magnificent facade and building of the Public Hall was demolished on Station Street. Natwest Bank also eventually closed and the building is now fast food outlets as is the National Provincial bank which is now serving food. c 1960
Station Street 4 Firns hardware shop. George Firn opened the shop in Station Street in 1939 and expanded to include the adjacent shops up to and including WH Smiths (now Lindsay delicatessen). The shop section on the left can just be seen, it had been the single storey shop of Nora Hazilton’s wool shop. The photo shows the entrance to the flats above George Firn’s shop. In the late 50s after this photo was taken, the building to the left of Fin’s store was demolished and a new two storey building erected which was used by George Firn’s daughter in the 60s as a dress shop (previously). Sadly she died young and the shop was first used by Firns and then became a newsagent. Currently it is a fresh fish shop and Firn’s store contracted and is now about to be reused as another restaurant or food outlet.
Station Street 4 Fisher & Co ironmongers tools etc advert from 1930, an identical advert is from a publication of 1906. This became George Firns in 1939 that sold similar items and the section to the left of the shop window was made into another shop window. The windows above were changed to bigger modern windows, but the windows on the top floor remain with their arch. One son worked in the shop and the daughter worked in the section to the left as a ladies outfitters.
The numbering of Station Street changed, this is now number 4.
The photo is from an advert of Fisher & Co who list their services as: Ironmonger, plumbers, Bar, Iron and steel merchants, gasfitters, tin plate workers, contractors.
Note electro-plated goods were popular because stainless steel was expensive so cheaper metal had electro plating to stop tarnishing and rust. from identical adverts 1906 and 1930
Station Street Brown & Russell 1906, later to become Sealby Bros with the gable end of the building having their name painted on it. Now the door has been built up and the entrance is from the adjacent mini supermarket store; the building is now the Post Office. c 1900
Station Street 4 Fisher hardware with small foundry their cast stopcock covers still seen in footpaths of Cockermouth in the rear became Firns hardware shop c 1900
Station Street 4 GPO Staff 1900. The top of the doorway is now a triangle, and was the Coral bookmaker but now a charity shop c 1900.
Station Street 4a was The Ministry of Labour now Coral betting shop; 4b was the Post Office now White & Green accessories for the home and garden; 4c was the Ministry of Labour now Cerebral Palsy charity shop but now the recessed telephone built into the wall is the entrance to the shop. c 1950
Station Street some individual Co-op shops. The Cooperative Industrial Society Limited was based in Maryport and this was the Cockermouth cooperation of separate shops; Furnishing, Ladies Outfitting; general household; butchers, to the left out of shot is the double fronted grocery store. The lower store became Lindsay butcher, the furnishing became, Meglans, currently a travel agent, the Industrial society became Premier Cockermouth Store. From these stores, the manager Leslie Cleeland set up his own Cleeland furniture, manager Tom Little created his own furniture and household goods store. c 1950
Station Street 12 Maryport Cooperative Industrial Society Mens Outfitting and drapery, now Lindsay butches. To the right is WH Smiths with the bay window above that still exists in 2024 and is now Lindsay delicatessenn. To the right is the small shop of Nora Hazileton selling wool, people did a lot of knitting at home. Before Nora Hazilton the shop was County Garage which moved to Lorton Street. To the right is the two storey building that at one time was the entrance to a gents hairdresser in the 60s; both were demolished and a new two storey building replaces it. c 1950
Station Street 12 Maryport Cooperative Industrial Society Mens Outfitting 2024
Station Street Sealby grocery advert on their gable end. The individual shops of the Maryport Cooperative Society next to Sealby. Note the gable end above the shop was the store for grain and other items and has doors in the gable end and at one time there would have been a hoist.
On the right is the gable end of the old Public Hall, later demolished for NatWest Bank, now food outlet. c 1950
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
Station Street 8 Temple Sports now Lindsay butcher 2009
Station Street 8 10 Linday butcher moved from Main Street in the 1980s. Meglan computer shop. c 2000
Station Street pre 1932 windows remain the same above street level. The building and windows on the left remain in 2024 as they were in pre 1932. Many buildings on the right have changed or been replaced. Photo Google Street View 2024
Station Street 6 The Cutting Room Firns Harware 8 newsagent c 2000
Station Street rear leading to Main Street rear of Firns hardware c 1950
At the rear of Station Street shops is a narrow lane. This, according to Bradbury had been a rope walk. ropewalk, A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope [Wikipedia].
The building later became Firns Hardware office and store. c 1970
