1945-1980 Main Street from Cocker Court House to High Sand Lane 02-42

Main Street 12 Fletchers Fearless Clothing on the gable end of the shop. Main Street is closed from Wordsworth House including Market Place and also Station Street up to South Street. Double deck buses had to turn right at Wordsworth House, up Sullart Street, left onto South Street, then right onto Station Street, then left to Lorton Street then left down Kirkgate.. c 1950

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Main Street 2 Court House Cocker bridge fair twice a year extending from Main Street to Market Place. c 1950
1828 Cocker road bridge was rebuilt for £2,600 which included the expense of removing houses to widen the approaches. The old bridge was 15ft wide with low parapets and so steeply built that it was impossible to build the present one underneath it. When ready for completion by the insertion of the key stone, the Cocker rose and brought down the new masonry, but after a further attempt the bridge was completed and the old one, on top, was blown up to remove it! [Bradbury History of Cockermouth p208] Main Street number 2 on the far side of the bridge is known as The Old Courthouse, the edge of its sign can just be seen; the attached building behind the Courthouse is in the process of being demolished by the Cocker river. Facing this building, on the other side of the Cocker ie the right of this picture, used to be the gable end of Huddart’s shop but a flood in 1938 demolished the gable end and grass grows where part of the shop stood. Main Street 1 foreground left was a bank but is now closed with an uncertain future. The smoking industrial chimney was the brewery and the chimney and building are now demolished. The railings in the foreground would be erected in the 1970s and Colin Graham's antiques is towards the bridge. A hat factory once stood where the railings are in the 1800s to 1890s, a time when hats denoted status as well as function. This photo open to discussion approx 1960
Main Street 44 High Sand Lane Timothy Whites Elsie Ray National Provincial Bank. Elsie Ray ladies clothing operated until the early 1970s, Timothy Whites became part of Boots the Chemist when the new Boots building was completed in the 1960s, so this photo before Whites moved, the National Provincial Bank ceased and was taken over by NatWest in 1970. Photo c 1960
Main Street 36 Walter Wilson grocery 38 Hayden Graham newsagent combined when Walter Wilson extended to Graham shop, now it is One Stop shop. 40 was Elsie Ray then Briden, became Sally clothing, now Grizedale Estate Agent. 42 44 Timothy Whites chemist c 1950
Main Street 28 now card shop and Walkers jeweller still there. The three storey building on the right was originally Joshia Hall grocers now Tarentella restaurant.. Hall was a Quaker and was instrumental in getting the footbridge over the Cocker at the end of South Street. c 1950
Main Street 28 I Craig shop now Wishes card shop c 1950
The three storey building still has warehouse doors to the left of the arched windows and was originally Joshia Hall grocers. Hall was a Quaker and was instrumental in getting the footbridge over the Cocker at the end of South Street and the bridge is still known locally as Quaker Bridge. Lakeland Penine is now the Alternative Takeaway. c 1960
Main Street 22 b Bewsher grocer after Josiah Hall grocer who built Quaker Bridge now Tarentella. 20 Lakeland laundry 18 Watson Freshmeat 24 Walker Jeweller c 1960
Note the archway in the centre that leads to a garage service and parking for the shopkeepers. To the left of the archway we see in about1980 J Fagan newsagent. Note Lakeland Laundry to the left. The frontage of these buildings can be seen in the 1890s in Main Street Fidler Printer picture and the text in the picture explains that the Grasmoor and Derwent Hotels were sited here. c 1970 To the right of the archway is Mrs Rutherford’s antiques and is now The Bridal Shop. On the left of the archway in 2024 is an empty shop and the Alternative Takeaway. c1970
Note the archway in the centre that leads to a garage service and parking for the shopkeepers. To the left of the archway we see in about1980 J Fagan newsagent. Note Lakeland Laundry to the left. The frontage of these buildings can be seen in the 1890s in Main Street Fidler Printer picture and the text in the picture explains that the Grasmoor and Derwent Hotels were sited here. c 1970 To the right of the archway is Mrs Rutherford’s antiques and is now The Bridal Shop. On the left of the archway in 2024 is an empty shop and the Alternative Takeaway.
Note the archway in the centre that leads to a garage service and parking for the shopkeepers. To the left of the archway we see in1968 Freshmeat then Lakeland Cleaners and the frontage of these buildings can be seen in the 1890s in Main Street Fidler Printer picture and the text in the picture explains that the Grasmoor and Derwent Hotels were sited here. To the right of the archway is Mrs Rutherford’s antiques and is now The Bridal Shop. On the left of the archway in 2024 is an empty shop and the Alternative Takeaway. c 1950
Main Street 12 Fletchers Fearless Clothing on the gable end of the shop. Main Street is closed from Wordsworth House including Market Place and also Station Street up to South Street. Double deck buses had to turn right at Wordsworth House, up Sullart Street, left onto South Street, then right onto Station Street, then left to Lorton Street then left down Kirkgate.. c 1950
Main Street 14 in centre is PW Fletcher ladies clothing now Rootz ladies hairdressers. To the right Fletcher gents outfitter and Cockermouth Grammar School supplier of uniforms. To the left is number 16, Mrs Rutherford's Antiques, now Bridal Shop. To the left is the alley leading to businesses behind Main Street eg garage. c 1960
Main Street 12 Fletcher Fearless Clothing advert on wall next to police station. Main Street closed from Wordsworth House including Market Place and also Station Street up to South Street. Double deck buses had to turn right at Wordsworth House, up Sullart Street, left onto South Street, then right onto Station Street, then left to Lorton. 1950
Main Street looking from Cocker bridge John Allison shop on right is now the craft shop. Note the hand cart at the side of the road for local delivery. John Allison was not related to the Allison chemist. The tall large street lamp was justified because at this time in 1960s this was the main road between Keswick and Workington before the bypass. c 1960
Main Street 6 John Allison grocer is now the Art Craft Shop c 1960
Main Street 4 in the centre is the original Trustee Savings Bank built in 1846 with number 2 The Courthouse on the right and on the left is number 6 Allisons grocer now the Craft Shop. c 1960

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