Aerial Photos part 4 1949 - 1961​

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1949 Aerial Cockermouth castle and brewery washerwomans cottage. Note in 1949 there is a lower boundary wall and grass bank on the left bank of the Derwent that in later floods caused the river bank and the wall to be eroded and washed away. Note the washerwoman’s cottage to the right of the lower castle wall, other photos show the lady with her washing photographed from the right bank of the Derwent.

1950 Aerial Croft Mill from All Saints spire. Ahead centre is Croft Mill and was converted into apartments. On the far right of the photo is the ex HSBC building.

1950 Kirkgate and All Saints church yard. The Quaker Meeting House is on the top middle. The Riverdale Estate has not been built by Vicarage Lane.

1961 Aerial Cockermouth Castle 24 July. The railway station is still in use. The Town Hall car park has not been developed. The Market Hall is not yet demolished. At top right the Riverdale Estate has not been developed. On the left is the Windmill Lane housing estate.

1961 24 July Aerial of Cockermouth; Thomas Armstrong woodyard looking from Main Street. The buildings were demolished and replaced by Lowther Went shopping area. At one time, horses pulled a wagon laden with a tree trunk up Main Street from the lower original Cockermouth station (now Lakes Home Centre) and the horses turned right to enter the archway beside The Bush. Sometimes the horses turned too soon and the tree would drag on the edge of the arch. You can still see the gouged marks on the edges of the arch even though they have been painted over now. The white painted buildings at the top of the yard were the offices of Thomas Armstrong and had to be demolished to give access from South Street. Note at the top of the photo is Grand Theatre without the domes which were removed in 1944 for unknown reason, and on its right are two trees which was the site of an egg packing station but is now the electrical store. The long roof of Mitchells auction buildings are at the top of the photo before they were demolished to make Sainsbury.

1950 Aerial Kirkgate from All Saints spire.

1950 Derwent Cockermouth from Micklebrow

1961 Aerial St Helens Street Drill Hall of The Border Regiment. This building still exists but is incorporated into the new Sports Centre.

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