Workington
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Map of Cumbria
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Workington books (7 available)
Kendal - A History and Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Kendal
Hardback
Penrith Photographic Memories
Hardback
Workington memories
Read and share memories of Workington and Cumbria inspired by Frith photos
John Peel Brewery
The smell of molasses from the so called John Peel Brewery as the train from Carlisle approached Workington Main Station.
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My Grandfather
I was born in 1953 and my Grandfather was already dead. His name was William Bowe and he was the last mill keeper at Hall Mill, although his son John, my uncle, ran a joinery business for a few years from there. Billy Bowe was the last official mill keeper. It was purely a saw mill, powered entirely by water. How green was that. Pre 1945 it was pretty self sufficient down there. There was a couple of pigs, a cow for milk and butter and hens for eggs and for the pot when they stopped laying. The whole family were involved in the vegetable garden and Grandma made all the butter and quite a bit of the dairy products. Bread ...read more here
Contributed by peter findley
Cumbria memories
My Grandfather
I was born in 1953 and my Grandfather was already dead. His name was William Bowe and he was the last mill keeper at Hall Mill, although his son John, my uncle, ran a joinery business for a few years from there. Billy Bowe was the last official mill keeper. It was purely a saw mill, powered entirely by water. How green was that. Pre 1945 it was pretty self sufficient down there. There was a couple of pigs, a cow for milk and butter and hens for eggs and for the pot when they stopped laying. The whole family were involved in the vegetable garden and Grandma made all the butter and quite a bit of the dairy products. Bread ...read more here
A memory of Workington contributed by peter findley
John Peel Brewery
The smell of molasses from the so called John Peel Brewery as the train from Carlisle approached Workington Main Station.
A memory of Workington contributed by First name Last name
Extracts From Workington & Cumbria books
Shoppers go about their business in this busy scene. Workington, on the mouth of the River Derwent, owes its
growth mainly to the coal and steel industries, but it has always been slightly overshadowed by the larger town of
Whitehaven to the south.
An extract from from"Cumbria Photographic Memories".
No longer owned by the Rigg family, the hotel has been re-named
in this post-World War II photograph. Otherwise, very little has
outwardly changed in the interim years. The ornate drinking
fountain with its road signs to Ambleside, Kendal, Bowness and
the lake has been removed since 1955 - presumably it was a
hazard on this now busy junction. It can now be found in the
open area in front of the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal.
The shining example of an early version of the Morris Minor car
is a reminder of the advanced design of this vehicle and of its
consequent popularity.
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
Now in the motor age, the Square is less animated. The Queen’s Hotel has lost its dominant sign, but the jeweller’s shop
is still functioning. The board by the entrance to the Queen’s building is offering ‘luncheons, teas and garage’. Apart from
losing its ‘coaches’ sign and acquiring a garage, the Salutation is little changed. Noteworthy is Elliott’s shop, ‘Bootmaker,
Repairs’ (left), since occupied by several generations of the present-day Tyson family, mountain boot specialists. We can see
the front of the former Market Hall of 1863 on the right.
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
Much of the large area
included in the centre
is woodland. Here
the ‘camp’ title is well
justified by the neatly
erected tents, with
two people folding
ground sheets (left).
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay,
at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties on the Under Loughrigg road and with a track up
Loughrigg itself. Despite the impediment of Victorian dress, the young lady appears to be confident; in any case, if the worst
happens, the water level is comparatively low!
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".