Flood 1931 Nov 3rd
Main Street, High Sand Lane, Waterloo Street, Goat Road

Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood W Shaw engineer building demolished for Riversmeet area - house on right also demolished current Foundry House is further right 1931

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1931 Nov 3rd Flood of Main Street High Sand Lane Waterloo Street Goat

Cockermouth was flooded with water into Main Street, High Sand Lane, Waterloo Street and the Goat. No information was available elsewhere.

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1931 Main Street flood north side 1931 p2
Cockermouth Flood Main Street north side Martins Bank to later be Barclays is the double fronted building behond 1931
1931 Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood from High Sand Lane engineer building demolished for Riversmeet area Oct 1931 p2
Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood from High Sand Lane engineer building demolished for Riversmeet area – house on right also demolished current Foundry House is right Oct 1931
1931 Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood High Sand Lane Foundry House Oct 1931 p2
Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood High Sand Lane towards brewery with Foundry House on right and buildings on left and centre demolished taken Oct 1931
1931 Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood W Shaw engineer building demolished for Riversmeet area 1931 p2
Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood W Shaw engineer building demolished for Riversmeet area – house on right also demolished current Foundry House is further right 1931
1931 Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood W Shw engineer building now demolished for Riversmeet area Oct 1931 p2
Waterloo Bridge Cocker flood W Shw engineer building now demolished for Riversmeet area – house on right also demolished current Foundry House is right Oct 1931
MAIN STREET
Main Street 80 Annabelles with URC church behind in a flood 1931 or flood 1932
Main Street 23 Globe Hotel horse and cart gets through flood 1931 or 1932 p2
Main Street 23 Globe Hotel horse and cart gets through flood possibly 1931 or 1932
Main Street 35 H B Burns Station Street in flood October 1931 p2
Main Street 35 to Station Street H E Burns now Strolling For Shoes in flood October 1931
Main Street 42 Taylors Chemist now Bookshop 40 Elsie Ray clothing flood 1931 p2
Main Street 56 before demolition and Boots built note clock above the Savings Bank which is now Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors. Note the street light and the lights above the shop are gas lamps that used the town gas that was produced in the gas works and the gasometers at the top of Derwent Street. The lights did not simply illuminate with a switch! The gas had to be ignited by turning the supply on, then a person with an ignited flame on the end of a pole had to put the flame next to the gas that was now coming from the lamp so it ignited. The flame was not enough illumination without a special gauze called the gas mantle which had to be replaced frequently. There were many fires and even explosions caused by gas leakages. This is the flood 1931
Main Street 42 Taylors Chemist now Bookshop 40 Elsie Ray clothing labelled flood 1931 p2
Main Street 56 before demolition and Boots built note clock above the Savings Bank which is now Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors. Note the street light and the lights above the shop are gas lamps that used the town gas that was produced in the gas works and the gasometers at the top of Derwent Street. The lights did not simply illuminate with a switch! The gas had to be ignited by turning the supply on, then a person with an ignited flame on the end of a pole had to put the flame next to the gas that was now coming from the lamp so it ignited. The flame was not enough illumination without a special gauze called the gas mantle which had to be replaced frequently. There were many fires and even explosions caused by gas leakages. This is the flood 1931
Main Street 51 now Fagans flood looking west floods in 1931 and 1932 p2
Main Street 51 now Fagans flood looking west. It is possible that the shop on the left of 51 is 49 Higgins family tobacconist and confectionery. There were floods in 1931 and in 1932
Main Street 56 Lothian Straughton now Boots Kings Arms Lane clock Mayo flood 1931 1932 p2
Main Street 56 Railings round Mayo were removed in 1940. On right is Lothion and Straughton in the building that was later demolished and replaced with a new building for Boots chemist. Note the arch to Kings Arms Lane and the clock on the wall outside Croasdell chemist. Note roof sign for Mayo furnishing and the small size of trees. Flood 1931 or 1932
Main Street 94 to left is Bridge Street flood 1931 p2
Flood Main Street to left is Bridge Street. Colson is now fruit and veg shop, Saddler is still a shop. To the right is the optician Flood 1931

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