The Old Armoury - view towards the Town Hall
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The Old Armoury - view towards the Town Hall
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 25 Oct 2014
Located on the access road for Riverside car park, behind houses in Market Street. During the 19th century this was an armoury belonging to the Cockermouth contingent of the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry. The men drilled on land now occupied by Image . Information from Bradbury's History of Cockermouth http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bradburys-History-Cockermouth-J-Bernard-Bradbury/dp/0952981203 . In the later 20th century, the Tourist Information Centre was in this building. The sign indicates its most recent use as a craft studio, but it appears to be currently disused. Another view here Image .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.663447
Longitude
-3.361615