Lowther Street
Introduction
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Lowther Street
Image: © Stanley Walker Taken: 18 Jun 2007
In the mid 18th century the street was laid for Sir James Lowther the 1st Earl of Lonsdale's wish to view the shipping in his new harbour from his local seat of Whitehaven Castle which is back up the street and the line of the street formed the base from which the town grew on a grid plan to make Whitehaven the earliest planned town after the middle ages.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.548416
Longitude
-3.589228