Challoner Street joins Main Street at the Globe Hotel
Challoner Street in the flood of 1938.
The flow of flood water down the Cocker became restricted by the bridge between Main Street and Market Place so the waters of the Cocker backs up and flows up Croft Terrace to South Street then down here to Main Street.
Challoner Street floods towards Main Street here and later in recent times, the recent flow of water was so strong it scoured the tarmac from the road surface.
Anchor pub club on the right. The landlord of the Anchor in the 1960s was Eppie Gibson, former rugby league player for Workington Town and Whitehaven, he was a teacher at one of the schools in Whitehaven. Here the Cocker flow floods from South Street flood 1938
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Challoner Street Coronation ladies with boaters family in best clothes bunting Coronation of Edward 1911
Challoner Street is an historic street of Cockermouth and, prior to the creation of Station Street, was the main link between Main Street and the Back Lane on the south side of town, now called South Street.
See the map at Map 1832 Station Street and Station Road planned location – Cockermouth History to see the Back Lane.
See also the 1864 Ordnance Survey map that shows Challoner Street as the main route to South Street, and shows the blocked road with the Post Office that is to become Station Road. Map 1864 Cockermouth before Station Street – Cockermouth History
Challoner Street remains populated at the south end by Georgian period houses. Pevsner* states that ‘the narrow Challoner Street has a good range of Cumberland Georgian Houses.’ [*The buildings of England, CUMBRIA, Cumberland and Furness by Mathew Hyde and Nikolaus Pevsner, 2010. Page 288 refers].
Challoner Street has changed its name several times over the years, including Chandler Lane (1775), Globe Went (1800) and Kitty Went (1832). Kitty was slang for lock-up or gaol. The protruding cream building was once the Anchor Inn / club (see photo) which ceased in c 1990, it was where the gardening club used to have monthly meetings. c 2010
Challoner Street right side Anchor pub now Jubilee Court flats c 2010
Challoner Street is an historic street of Cockermouth and, prior to the creation of Station Street, was a main link between Main Street and the back lane on the south side, now South Street. It remains populated at the south end by Georgian period houses. Pevsner* states that ‘the narrow Challoner Street has a good range of Cumberland Georgian Houses. [*The buildings of England, CUMBRIA, Cumberland and Furness by Mathew Hyde and Nikolaus Pevsner, 2010. Page 288 refers]. Challoner Street has changed its name several times over the years, including Chandler Lane (1775), Globe Went (1800) and Kitty Went (1832). Kitty was slang for lock-up or gaol, this was the site of the police station before it moved to Main Street.. c 2100
Challoner Street is an historic street of Cockermouth and, prior to the creation of Station Street, was a main link between Main Street and the back lane on the south side, now South Street. It remains populated at the south end by Georgian period houses. Pevsner* states that ‘the narrow Challoner Street has a good range of Cumberland Georgian Houses. [*The buildings of England, CUMBRIA, Cumberland and Furness by Mathew Hyde and Nikolaus Pevsner, 2010. Page 288 refers]. Challoner Street has changed its name several times over the years, including Chandler Lane (1775), Globe Went (1800) and Kitty Went (1832). Kitty was slang for lock-up or gaol, this was the site of the police station before it moved to Main Street.. c 2100
Challoner Street from Main Street Anchor pub hidden on left, on right is entrance to back bar of the Globe Hotel. The Cocker later floods here from South Street in 1938. This photo c 1960
Challoner Street in the flood of 1938.
The flow of flood water down the Cocker became restricted by the bridge between Main Street and Market Place so the waters of the Cocker backs up and flows up Croft Terrace to South Street then down here to Main Street.
Challoner Street floods towards Main Street here and later in recent times, the recent flow of water was so strong it scoured the tarmac from the road surface.
Anchor pub club on the right. The landlord of the Anchor in the 1960s was Eppie Gibson, former rugby league player for Workington Town and Whitehaven, he was a teacher at one of the schools in Whitehaven. Here the Cocker flow floods from South Street flood 1938
Challoner Street in the flood of 1938.
The flow of flood water down the Cocker became restricted by the bridge between Main Street and Market Place so the waters of the Cocker backs up and flows up Croft Terrace to South Street then down here to Main Street.
Challoner Street floods towards Main Street here and later in recent times, the recent flow of water was so strong it scoured the tarmac from the road surface.
Anchor pub club on the right. The landlord of the Anchor in the 1960s was Eppie Gibson, former rugby league player for Workington Town and Whitehaven, he was a teacher at one of the schools in Whitehaven. Here the Cocker flow floods from South Street flood 1938
Challoner Street flood ripped up road surface flood of 2009 or 2015
Site of Robinsons Mill off Challoner Street. They made blankets, duffels, plaidings, according to Bradbury. Now demolished.
