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Aerial all pages Acrobat pdf
Aerial Photos part 1 1890 – 1929
Aerial Photos part 2 1930-1938
Aerial Photos part 3 1940-1949
Aerial Photos part 4 1949 – 1961
Aerial Photos part 5 1968 – 1969
Aerial Photos part 6 1960 – 1974
Aerial Photos part 7 1974 – 1980
Aerial Photos part 8 Cockermouth
All Dates Cockermouth Chronology
Bradbury 9 Public Buildings
BRADBURY History of Cockermouth
Bradbury 01 Background Geography
Bradbury 02 Before The Romans
Bradbury 03 The Roman Occupation
Bradbury 04 Papcastle in the Roman road system
Bradbury 05 Papcastle fort and vincus
Bradbury 06 The Dark Ages
Bradbury 07 The arrival of the Normans
Bradbury 08 The holders of the honour and Castle of Cockermouth
Bradbury 09 The Castle buildings
Bradbury 10 Military action in and around the Castle
Bradbury 11 Forests, parks and waste
Bradbury 12 Fields enclosures farming
Bradbury 13 The early town
Bradbury 14 Life in the early town
Bradbury 15 Local Government before 1863
Bradbury 16 Local Government
Bradbury 17 Cockermouth Poor Law Union the workhouse
Bradbury 18 Markets and Fairs
Bradbury 19 Public Services
Bradbury 20 Courts Crime Police
Bradbury 21 Parliamentary representation and taxation
Bradbury 22 Education
Bradbury 23 Libraries and Newspapers
Bradbury 24 Charities friendly societies medical provision
Bradbury 25 Leisure Activities
Bradbury 26 Early Christian Sites
Bradbury 27 Cockermouth Early Churches
Bradbury 28 The Non-Anglican churches
Bradbury 29 Industry General
Bradbury 30 Industrial sites along the Cocker
Bradbury 31 Industrial sites on Tom Rudd and Bitter Becks
Bradbury 32 Industrial Sites along the Derwent
Bradbury 33 Industry and commerce away from the rivers
Bradbury 34 The early road system and the turnpikes
Bradbury 35 Coach train and bus services
Bradbury 36 Houses and public buildings
Bradbury 37 Roads and bridges within the town
Bradbury 38 Population
Bradbury 39 Famous individuals
Bradbury 40 Cockermouth development to 2006
Bradbury 41 The future as seen in 2006
Bradbury 49 Appendix 1-2 Castle Owners
Bradbury 50 Appendix 3-5 Officials – Bailiffs – Vestry – 1300-1854
Bradbury 51 Appendix 6-10 Councils
Bradbury 52 Appendix 11 -12 Charges Market Rates
Bradbury 53 Appendix 13-18 Magistrates MP Church Turnpike
Bradbury 54 Appendix 19-20 Burgage Rents Electors Lists
Bradbury 55 Appendix 21 Old Forms of Sheep Counting
Bradbury 56 Glossary
Bradbury 57 References and Bibliography
CROWN STREET 1850-2024 Menu
Crown Street even numbers
Crown Street from Sullart Street to Elm Tree Terrace
Crown Street Horsman Street
Crown Street Low Sand Lane St Josephs RC Church
Crown Street odd numbers
Crown Street Railway Hotel Trout Hotel
Crown Street Smithy making wooden cart wheels
Derwent Street joins Crown Street
New Street joins Crown Street
FLOODS MENU
2013 June Flood Risk Management Scheme completed
2022 Jan Flood Works Completed
Flood 1900 1966 Bitter Beck 1970 Improvements
Flood 1918
Flood 1931
Flood 1932 a foot from ceilings
Flood 1938 – including Fishing in Main Street video
Flood 2005
Flood 2009 Aerial views
Flood 2009 Cocker 2010 new flood defence walls
Flood 2009 Cocker flood damage
Flood 2009 Cocker floods Town Hall South Street Rubbybanks
Flood 2009 Cocker trees gravel damage
Flood 2009 Derwent Cocker Main Street Gote damage
Flood 2009 Derwent Cocker Main Street Gote Flooded
Flood 2009 Derwent Gote Bridge inspection gravel removal
Flood 2009 Derwent Millers Bridge Harris Bridge damaged repaired
Flood 2009 Hope Message
Flood 2009 Menu
Flood 2015
Flood 2015 Investigation Report
Flood Dates
Flood videos
Frozen Rivers
Record of Floods in Cockermouth
GOTE ROAD
Gote Road Low Gote Mill
Gote Road Maryport water supply pumping station
Gote Road Sandair Cricket Ground Festivals
Gote Road Spital Ing Lane The Hospice
MAIN STREET 1850-1900
Main Street 02-42 1800-1900
Main Street 44-104 1800-1900
Main Street 01-35 1800-1899
Main Street 37-93 1800-1900
Main Street 42-46 1895-1932 Neddy Clock Tower
Main Street Mayo Statue Erected 1875
MAIN STREET 1850-2024 Menu
Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel
Main Street 60 Kings Arms Lane
Main Street 61 63 Leslie Cleeland Furniture Carpets
Main Street Challoner Street
Main Street Cocktons Yard renovation
Main Street Mayo Statue Demolished Re-Erected 1964
Main Street Stricketts Court renovation
MAIN STREET 1900-1945
Main Street 01-35 1900-1945
Main Street 02-42 1900-1945
Main Street 37-93 1900-1945
Main Street 42-60 1900-1945
Main Street 60-104 1900-1945
MAIN STREET 1945-1980
Main Street 01-35 1945-1980
Main Street 02-42 1945-1980
Main Street 37-49 1945-1980
Main Street 46-72 1945-1980
Main Street 51-69 1945-1980
Main Street 60-78 from Kings Arms Lane 1945-1980
Main Street 69-93 1945-1980
Main Street 78-104 1945-1980 URC Library
MAIN STREET 1980-2024
Main Street 01-35 1980-2024
Main Street 02-42 1980-2024
Main Street 37-93 1980-2024
Main Street 44-104 1980-2024
MAPS
Map 1700 -1890 Industry
Map 1775 Cockermouth from Hodkinson and Donalds map
Map 1775 Cockermouth from Hodkinson and Donalds with labels
Map 1800 Gote Mills area Bradbury Industry pt 1 p6
Map 1831 Station Road planned route replaces Kittyson Lane
Map 1832 Station Street and Station Road planned location
Map 1863 1891 Market Place Pubs NLS 229913826
Map 1863 Derwent Fitz Mill Goat Mills Lowther Arms Blackfriars Bridge NLS 121144250
Map 1863 Goat Mills Back Lane Spital Ing Lane NLS 229913841
Map 1863 Gote Road Derwent Mills before Weavers Arms demolished for Bridge Street NLS 229913844
Map 1863 Kirkgate Bitter Beck Windmill Lane NLS 229913835
Map 1863 Lorton Road Skinner Street Papermill Vicarage Lane Cemetery Tannery Little Mill NLS 229913838
Map 1863 St Helens Street Deer Orchard Butts Fold NLS 229913829
Map 1864 1923 Cockermouth before and after railway
Map 1864 Cockermouth before Station Street
Map 1866 All Saints Church Methodist Chapel Croft Mills NLS 229913832
Map 1866 Crown Street Main Street Sullart Street Gallowbarrow Railway NLS 229913847
Map 1923 Gallowbarrow Cockermouth Union Workhouse bottom left
Map 1949 Cockermouth from Town Guide
MARKET PLACE 1850-2024 Menu
Market Place 1800-1900 part 1
Market Place 1800-1900 part 2
Market Place 1900-1945
Market Place 1945-1980 part 1
Market Place 1945-1980 part 2
Market Place 1945-1980 part 3
Market Place 3 Petrol Stations
Market Place Banks Yard
Market Place Castlegate
Market Place Cocker 1938 flood destroys shop
Market Place Spread Eagle pub 1925
MARKET STREET TOWN HALL
Market Street armoury Hatters Arms
Market Street car park renovation
Market Street The Old Hall
Market Street Town Hall area 1
MILLS – Menu
Derwent Mills Fred Dibnah demolishes chimney 1992
Mills – Cocker – Double Mills ex YHA
Mills – Derwent Mills Harris Mill
Mills – Derwent Mills history – Harris Mill – Millers
Mills – Derwent Mills Millers Shoe Factory
Mills – Fitz Mill on Derwent
Mills – Gote Mills – Derwent
Mills – Low Gote – Derwent – Harris – Millers – History
Mills – Watermills of Cockermouth
OTHER
Adverts 1861 from Cumberland Commercial Directory
Adverts Station Street 1874-1947
Bradbury Collection
Printable pages – Acrobat pdf
SiteMap
PEOPLE
Carnival 1977 – 1988
Carnival 2008 – 2012
Carnival Festival 1895 to before 1960
Circus animals
Festival Carnival
Photo gallery – Children
Photo gallery – Children Girls
Photo gallery – Children Infants
Photo gallery – Cock Fighting
Photo gallery – Transport – Car
Round Table – Raft Race – Pram Race
Video Keswick man school dance choir
Video Memories of Millom Band
Video WW2 India Burma Japan 100 mile cycling
RAILWAYS IN CUMBERLAND
Railway Accidents Runaway Trains
Railway Carlisle to Silloth Bay 1856 Prospectus
Railway for Dovenby Hall
Railway Maryport and Carlisle 1837 – 1939
Railway over the Solway Firth
Railway Port Carlisle horse drawn railway
Railway Routes in Cumberland
Railway Routes Research
Railway Tragedy at Brigham Bridge
RELIGION
Amusing extracts Watchers of a Beacon Methodists 1854-1954
Churches in Solway Discovery Route Map
Methodist Churches in Cockermouth
Methodist Watchers 1954 booklet
Railways and Religion Discovery Route Map
STATION ROAD
Station Road Grand Theatre
Station Road Mitchells Auction
Station Road various
Station Road War Memorial
STATION STREET 1850-2024 Menu
Station Street even numbers
Station Street left side lower
Station Street left side upper ex Public Hall
Station Street odd numbers
Station Street rear
Station Street right side lower
Station Street right side middle
STREETS
Challoner Street
Harris Park
Isel Road including Cottage Hospital
Kirkgate
Lorton Street Lorton Road Victoria Road
Low Road
Rubby Banks Rubbybanks
South Street
St Helens Street
Sullart Street
Sullart Street and Gallowbarrow
Sullart Street lower part
Sullart Street widening Wordsworth Tavern demolition
Waterloo Street
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Test slideshow with text under images
United Reformed Church
WAR
Photo gallery – War – Men
Photo gallery – War Women
Photo gallery – War Women Land Army
War – Broughton Moor Munitions Explosion
War – Solder Kings Regiment Arnhem
War – Soldiers D Day Arnhem Africa Italy WW2
War 1939 Gas mask and masking your windows WW2 advice
War Dig for Victory
War Home Guard Westmorland shot pig
War Home Guard Westmorland silent video
War lady WRNS driver husband POW
War Soldier at war Algiers Rommel Italy
War Submarine shells Whitehaven
WORK Industry Commerce Farming MENU
Photo gallery – Charabanc Bus
Photo gallery – Charcoal burners
Photo gallery – Farming – Rural Life
Photo gallery – Horse Power
Photo gallery – Iron and Steel
Photo gallery – Iron and Steel Workington and Millom
Photo gallery – Mine Quarry
Photo gallery – Mines Mining
Photo gallery – Pit Mines and Miners
Photo gallery – Quarries
Photo gallery – Shops
Photo gallery – Steam Power
Photos – Horse and Cart Transport
Video – Mining and Minerals in Cumbria
Video – Steam Digger recovered to Threlkeld Quarry
Video – Steam excavator shovel working at Threlkeld
Video – Vintage rope excavators Threlkeld Quarry museum
Video Bricks of Cumbria from 1850
Video Millom Museum Sea Walls Hodbarrow farming
Video Office strict rules toilet timed
Video Servant in the big house in 1933