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Kirkgate's Cockermouth Heritage Group aims to keep our shared photographic heritage preserved for future generations. Many volunteers are involved in collation and cataloguing our history.
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Cast of Prince Charming, Cockermouth Amateur Operatics Society
Date taken: 1930s
Photographer: Miss WIlson
Location: Grand Theatre Cockermouth
Catalogue number: 3326
Usage: TBC
Source: Miss Wilson's Album Vol. 1
Josiah Hall's shop on Main Street (now Tarantella restaurant).
Date taken: late 19th Century
Photographer: Unknown
Location: Josiah Hall's Shop
Catalogue number: 3319
Usage: TBC
Source: From a photographic card sent to Mrs Youdale of Daltonleigh
Cast of Iolanthe, Cockermouth Amateur Operatics Society, 1930s, Cockermouth.
Date taken: 1930s
Photographer: Miss Wilson
Location: Unknown
Catalogue number: 3325
Usage: TBC
Source: Miss Wilson's Album Vol.1
Cockermouth Cycling Club on a fell road, late 19th century.
William Youdale had a Cockermouth drapery business and was also a keen photographer, producing many glass slides which he used in Magic Lantern shows in the area. Date taken: Late 19th Century
Photographer: William Youdale
Location: Fell Road, Lake District
Catalogue number: 3316
Usage: TBC
Source: William Youdale
All Saints Sewing Circle, late 19th century
Date taken: Late 19th Century
Photographer: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Catalogue number: 3311
Usage: TBC
Source:
Performers from Tonight's The Night, Cockermouth Amateur Operatics Society,
Date taken:
Photographer: Miss Wilson
Location: Grand Theatre
Catalogue number: 3327
Usage: TBC
Source: Miss Wilson's album Vol.1
JENINGS BREWERY STAFF - 1892
Cockermouth Castle
Date taken: Unknown
Photographer: Emma Heys
Location: Cockermouth Castle
Catalogue number: C106
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Boy's Industrial School Cockermouth
Date taken: 1881
Photographer: Unknown
Location: Strawberry How
Catalogue number: C105
Usage: Copyright County Newspapers
Source: County Newspapers Archive
In My Shoes
Date taken: 1920
Photographer: Helen Johnston
Location: Shoe Factory
Catalogue number: C107
Usage: Copyright Gloria Edwards
Source: Gloria Edwards
Centenary William Wordsworth Death Cockermouth Heritage
Date taken: 1950
Photographer: Unknown
Location: Harris Park (madeup)
Catalogue number: C105
Usage: No restrictions (madeup)
Source: Guardian Newspapers (not sure)
Brown Cow Pub in Cockermouth
Date taken: 1950
Photographer: Helen Johnston
Location: Brown Cow
Catalogue number: C745
Usage: No restrictions
Source: Gloria Edwards
Imperial Garage Cockermouth I 241.JPG
Date taken: 1900
Photographer: John Doe
Location: Crown Street
Catalogue: 001
Usage rights: Not for reproduction
Source: Jane Doe Collection
I 232 Crown and Mitre Hotel
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MH Lothian Jeweller
Date taken: 1920
Photographer: Kate Wilson
Location: Somewhere Street
Catalogue number: F155
Usage: Restricted
Source: Emma Heys
Blue Bell Inn Cockermouth
Date taken: 1922
Photographer: Peter Laws
Location: Crown Street
Description - Inn located on Crown Street (this probs isn't right but for illustration purposes only)
Catalogue number: C002
Usage: Copyright Peter Laws
Source: Peter Laws' collection