Harford House, 2 Crown Street, Cockermouth
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Harford House, 2 Crown Street, Cockermouth
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 11 Jun 2023
Grade II Listed late 18th century house. Fearon Fallows, Astronomer Royal, born here in 1788. The Cockermouth Nursing Home was founded in 1902 in Harford House, that had been donated to the town by a retired shipbuilder, Thomas Williamson. In 1988-89 Change of use was granted for use of the ground floor as office with 1st floor residential presumably for Derwent Gallery And Mineral Museum. In 2002 it was granted change of use to offices with hotel staff accommodation above presumably for the Trout Hotel.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.663462
Longitude
-3.368282