1800-1900 Main Street from Cocker to Station Street 01-35
1850-1900 Main Street Menu
Main Street. Number 23 is the Globe Hotel, the three storey building to the left of the clock tower.
The clock tower was built in 1895 and trees planted in 1887 and they look very new so this dates the photo.
This is many years before vehicles; the hand cart and the cart with its horse elsewhere indicate the struggles of transport in the 1890s.
Note to the right of the clock tower is a very tall building. This was the photo studio of Naimby and was built high and with all the windows facing north because in 1880s to take photographs, an emulsion had to be coated onto a large glass slide and a lot of light was required to expose the negative, which was monochrome ie black and white or sepia and white.
To make a colour version an artist would paint colour tint over the monochrome print. Perhaps here the photographer artist has created a tinted sunset. c 1890
Main Street. On the left is 17 The Black Bull pub, still offering its ale in 2025. Next to it is 21 The Children’s Society Shop. On the right is 12 Bailey printer shop, now Tony Marks hairdresser.
The snow covers the road but only horse hooves leave their mark, mainly going to or from Station Street.
The clock tower was built 1895 demolished 1932. Young trees planted in 1887 for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Photo c 1899
Main Street in the snow. On the right is number 2, the imposing entrance was the entrance to Cockermouth’s first Savings Bank and is now Cartmell Shepherd.
The similarly imposing inverted V entrance on the left is now the entrance to Club Derwent, the ex Conservative club.
In the centre is the clock tower and beyond is Mayo. Photo taken from Cocker Bridge shows snow and children pulling their hand cart in the days before motor vehicles were common, indicated by the trail in the snow that is likely to evidence hoof marks, not tyres, and the exhaust from horses.
Photo has title Main St from Cocker Bridge April 11 1917
Main Street in about 1905.
The clock tower, locally known as “Neddy” is not in the centre of the road, and at this time the horse and cart can go either side of the clock tower. However, this is the start of the new era of changing transport types and rules of the road.
In this photo the car has to decide which side of the clock tower to drive, with the horse and cart drivers wondering about this new horseless carriage.
The clock tower became an obstruction and other photos show it was removed and a signpost put in the centre of the road, pointing ahead to Keswick and to the right up Station Street. c 1905
Main Street 35 possibly owned at this time by Wm Cairns because an advert in 1922 states H B Burns Tailor and Draper is successor to Wm Cairns.
Crowds gather for unkown reason.Note the cart, perhaps a hand cart.
The photo shows the junction of Main Street with Station Street but there is no clock tower which was built in 1895 and the new trees need guards and supports and were planted in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee; so photo is pre 1895
Main Street. Observe that number 23 is the Globe Hotel and above its roof is a taller building with lots of glass windows. This was the photo studio of Naimby and was built high and with all the windows facing north because in 1880s to take photographs, an emulsion had to be coated onto a large glass slide and a lot of light was required to expose the negative, which was monochrome ie black and white or sepia and white. To make a colour version an artist would paint colour tint over the print.
In this photo, children crowd around a chained bear that is about to perform. Note the girls with pinafores and consider the status indicated by wearing types of hat.
On the left is the clock tower of 1895. photo c 1899
Main Street 5 Club Derwent deeds 1709 – 1962
The following lists deeds were in a sale room and there may be documents associated with them.
Former Conservative Club Premises – Main Street Cockermouth
1. Agreement dated 14th 1709
2. Lease dated 9th April 1750
3. Lease dated 10th November 1752
4. Licence re property dated 3rd March 1756
5. Assignment of Lease dated 11th November 1760
6. Remains of the Letters of Administration dated 1774
7. Agreement dated 14th November 1789
8. Assignment dated 16th May 1796
9. Assignment dated 30th May 1797
10. Assignment dated 30th December 1837
11. Assignment dated 28th May 1853
12. Assignment dated 3rd August 1853
13. Plan dated24th May 1855
14. Grant of Lights etc dated 28th June 1882
15. Assignment dated 9th March 1896
16. Counterpart Lease dated 22nd December 1897
17. Assignment dated 30th December 1905
18. Declaration re premises to be sold dated 15th & 19th May 1926
19. Assignment dated 31st December 1926
20. Assignment dated 24th June 1940
21. Mortgage deed dated 21st July 1941
22. Appointment of New Trustees date 28th May 1962
