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1900-1945 Main Street from Station Street to Sullart Street 37-93

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Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel Robt J Graham 1930 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel Robt J Graham. Described as Family & Commercial (were other hotels for commercial travellers only) The proprietor is a wine and spirit merchant ad the hotel advertises Bass Burton Ales, so not one of the Jennings pubs. From advert of 1930

Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel Robt J Graham advert 1930 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel Robt J Graham advertising Free House ie not tied to Jennings brewery and selling Bass Burton Ales. They also attract parties with hot and cold luncheons and afternoon teas. The Proprietor Robert Graham is also a merchant for wines and spirits; advert 1930.

Main Street 37 Brown Cow flood bus gets through clock tower demolished 1932 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel was a Workington Brewery hotel, one of the few, if only, that were not Jennings. On the end wall is written Peel which is John Peel ales which Workington Brewery sold. In this flood the bus gets through around the clock tower which was demolished in August 1932 and the flood in 1932 was in November so this photo is of the 1931 flood.

Main Street 37 Brown Cow clock tower built 1895 demolished 1932 c 1920 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow clock tower built 1895 demolished 1932 this photo c 1920

Main Street 37 Brown Cow 41 Huntsman Station Street signpost moved by the August flood 1938 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow 41 Huntsman Station Street flood signpost has been moved in August flood 1938

Main Street 37 Brown Cow 39 plumber 41 Huntsman 43 Appletree Nov flood 1932 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow Hotel 39 was McKay plumber (now Health food shop) 41 Huntsman Hotel (now Hunters bar) 43 Appletree Hotel (renamed Wordsworth Hotel now WestLakesRecruit.co.uk). Observe on the right is the signpost from Station Street was washed to this point in the flood November 1932

Main Street 51 Mayo railings clock tower horse manure flags c 1930 p2 — Main Street 51 now Fagans on the right with its gable end higher than what is now The Bush pub. Mayo still has railings which were removed in 1940 to be metlted into tanks, this was when many residential homes with railings on their frontage were removed for the war effort. Note the horse manure in the road when vehicles and fuel were rare. The clock tower was removed in 1932. Flags and bunting indicate a special occasion and the tree trunks are narrow and the ladies seem to have pinafores which may be pre 1900 certainly pre 1932 p2

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 53 The Bush Inn postman and gents in bowler hat keep going in flood 1936 p2 — Main Street 53 Wright Tailor with tennis raquets beside The Bush Inn with lane to Lowther Went and nonchalant child approaching the pub. Postman and gents in bowler hat keep spirits up in the flood 1936

Main Street 55 Electricity House is now Fletcher Christian pub flood 1938

Main Street 69 Palmers wet fish shop Tunstall Decorator wall advert Mayo clock tower cars pre 1932 p2 — Main Street 69 Palmers wet fish shop open fronted with the marble slab with water running down to keep the fish cool on the slab. The wall advert is Tunstall Decorator which is misleading. The building is now Salon 5 hairdresser. In the distance is Mayo clock tower not demolished until 1932. Trees were planted in 1887 for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Photo was taken after 1895 when the clock tower was built and before 1932 when the clock tower was demolished. c 1930

Main Street 51 53 carnival festival six horses pull circus stage coach c 1910 p2 — Main Street 51 53 circus brass band playing in a stage coach pulled by six horses; circus comes to town c 1910

Main Street 47 Restaurant now Lees Fish and Chips but not from the road flood — Main Street 47 Restaurant now Lees Fish and Chips. Main catches fish in Main Street 1938 See: https://youtu.be/a01umvleSoE?si=pwZDjxQtrz0slVse Comments from this film on YouTube: … My Grandad, George Lowden, used to tell me about this flood and how a friend of his caught a 12lb Pike in Main Street… … I’ve just shown this film to my mother, she tells me the story of her father (my Grandfather) James Walker Serginson (Jimmy to his friends) he’s there with the Salmon he caught on Main street! She fondly remembers his Sowester water proof hat and cape. 3 mins in! …

Main Street 37 Brown Cow Melbreak foxhounds footpack meet c 1940 p2 — Main Street 37 Brown Cow Melbreak foxhounds footpack meet c 1940. Note the generations from small children to the elderly who support the local footpack. There are no horses, this is ordinary folk with the fittest running along the fells if necessary to gather the hounds.

Main Street 41 Huntsman 43 Appletree clock tower 1895 Melbreak footpack meet p2 — Main Street clock tower built 1895 demolished 1932. The Melbreak footpack of hounds meet. Note the generations from small children to the elderly who support the local footpack. There are no horses, this is ordinary folk with the fittest running along the fells if necessary to gather the hounds. On the left is the 41 Huntsman Inn later renamed Hunters and 43 Appletree Hotel later renamed Wordsorth Hotel. c 1929

Main Street 41 43 carnival queen festival horse carriages clock tower 1909 p2 — Main Street 44 46, horse drawn carriages in the procession of the Carnival Queen. The hotels on the right today are 44 Hunters, formerly Huntsman Hotel, and 46 is known now as Wordsworth (occupied by Westlakesrecruit) but was previously the Appletree until the Wordsworth Tavern was demolished to widen Sullart Street and the name changed, Note the clock tower known as Neddy. This photo from Margaret Blowey dated 1909 .

Main Street 41 Huntsman 43 Appletree became Wordsworth Station Street signpost Nov flood 1932 p2 — Main Street flood 41 Huntsman Hotel 43 Appletree Hotel later renamed Wordsworth after Wordsworth tavern demolished to widen Sullart Street. Note the road sign had been moved by the force of the flood from bottom of Station Street where it temporarily replaced the clock tower that had been demolished in 1932 before a stone plinth for the signpost was built. November flood 1932

Main Street 47 Restaurant now Lees chippy 49 newsagent now Fagans flood 1938 p2 — Main Street 47 Restaurant now Lees chippy 49 newsagent now Fagans flood 1938

Main Street 47 restaurant now a fish and chip shop flood 1938

Main Street 46 National Provincial Bank horse and cart round clock tower flood 1918 p2 — Main Street 46 National Provincial Bank horse and cart approach the clock tower built 1895 demolished 1932 note road sign on the tower; flood 1918

Main Street 93 narrow to Sullart Street clock tower pre 1932 looking east c 1901 p2 — Main Street 93 on the right is the corner shop that in modern times was the Age UK WC. Note on its right the narrow opening to Sullart Street and at this time on the right outside the photo would be the Wordsworth Tavern opposite Wordsworth House on the left. Note theclock tower erected in 1895 was not demolished until 1932. The road of crushed stone and sust shows the tracks of cartwheels, well before the days of tarmac and car tyres. c 1900

Main Street 43 Appletree to be Wordsworth Mayo railings no clock tower c 1935 p2 — Main Street 43 Appletree to be Wordsworth Mayo protected by railings which were removed in 1940. In 1932 the clock was removed. Note the open top car going wrong way round Mayo. To the right is the Appletree Hotel that did not change its name to the Wordsworth Hotel until the Wordsworth Tavern was demolished to make Sullart Street wider in 1960. Note the RM 806 registration. c 1935

Main Street 43 Appletree Hotel pre Wordsworth Hotel Mayo with railings and lamp posts and clock tower p2 — Main Street 43 Appletree Hotel pre Wordsworth Hotel Mayo with railings and lamp posts and clock tower. Taken before 1940 when the railings were taken down and when the Appletree Hotel had not been renamed The Wordsworth Hotel.

Main Street 43 Appletree Hotel later Wordsworth Hotel Mayo with railings c 1935 p2 — Main Street Mayo on pedestal pre 1940 when the railings were demolished. Note the car driving on any side of the road.. Photo is after 1932 when the clock tower was demolished and the replacement of the signpost in the middle of the street. Photo before 1940 when the railings were removed to be melted to make tanks. The Appletree Hotel did not change its name to the Wordsworth Hotel until the Wordsworth Tavern was demolished to make Sullart Street wider in 1960. Blinds protect the shop displays from the sun because natural dyes lost colour in the sunlight. c 1940.

Main Street 43 Appletree became Wordsworth Mayo in snow pre 1940 p2 — Main Street 43 Appletree Hotel (later named Wordsworth Hotel) to the right of Mayo in snow with railings and lamp posts. The railings were removed for WW2 so picture pre 1940

Main Street 55 Mayo in snow railings and lamp posts pre 1940 p2 — Main Street 55 now Fletcher Christian pub on left. Mayo in snow with lamp posts and before railings removed for WW2 pre 1940

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