Trout Hotel, Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK
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I stayed at the Trout Hotel in Cockermouth, Cumbria in September 2013. It is a traditional hotel set in the attractive surroundings of the historic town of Cockermouth.
Cockermouth is named as it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent on the edge of the Lake District. The town is prone to flooding, being flooded in 2005 and again much more severely on 19 November 2009.
The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall.
The main town developed under the Normans, who after occupying the former Roman fort built Cockermouth Castle closer to the river crossing: little remains today of the castle thanks to the efforts of Robert the Bruce. The resultant servicing and market town resultantly developed its distinctive medieval layout, of a broad main street of burgesses' houses, each with a burgage plot stretching to a back lane: the Derwent bank on the north and Back Lane (now South Street), on the south.The layout is still largely preserved to this day, resulting in the British Council for Archaeology in 1965 noting it being worthy of special care in preservation and development.
The town market pre-dates 1221, when the market day was changed from Saturday to Monday. Market charters were granted in 1221 and 1227 by King Henry III, although this does not preclude the much earlier existence of a market in the town. In recent times, the trading farmers market now only occurs seasonally, replaced by weekend continental and craft markets.
In the days when opening hours of public houses were restricted, the fact that the pubs in Cockermouth could open all day on Market days made the town a popular destination for drinkers, especially on Bank Holiday Mondays. The Market Bell remains as a reminder of this period (inset into a wall opposite the Allerdale Hotel), while the 1761 and Castle pub (which spans three floors) have been renovated to reveal medieval stonework and 16th and 18th century features.
Much of the centre of the town is of medieval origin substantially rebuilt in Georgian style with Victorian infill. The tree lined Kirkgate offers examples of unspoilt classical late 17th and 18th century terraced housing, cobbled paving and twisty curving lanes which run steeply down to the River Cocker. Most of the buildings are of traditional slate and stone construction with thick walls and green Skiddaw slate roofs.
Many of the facades lining the streets are frontages for historic housing in alleyways and lanes (often maintaining medieval street patterns) to the rear. An example of this may be observed through the alleyway adjacent to the almost time-frozen Market Place hardware merchant (J.B.Banks and Son) where 18th-century dye workers' cottages line one side of the lane and the former works faces them across the narrow cobbled lane. Examples of Georgian residences may be found near the Market Place, St. Helens Street, at the bottom of Castlegate Drive and Kirkgate.
Cockermouth lays claim to be the first town in Britain to have piloted electric lighting. In 1881 six powerful electric lamps were set up to light the town, together with gas oil lamps in the back streets. Service proved intermittent, and there was afterwards a return to gas lighting.
The tree-lined main street boasts a statue of Lord Mayo, formerly an MP for Cockermouth, who became British Viceroy of India and whose subsequent claim to fame was that he was assassinated.
Cockermouth Castle is a sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, The Dowager Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
Wordsworth House has been restored following extensive damage during the November 2009 floods, and features a working eighteenth century kitchen and children's bedroom with toys and clothes of the times. Harris Park offers riverside walks and views down over the historic town.
Jenning's Brewery offers regular public tours and occasional carriage rides pulled by a shire horse. Other attractions include William Wordsworth's birthplace, and the Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre which offers daily shows in its theatre.
The coming of the railway and the Victorian holiday, together with the power of Wordsworth's publications, meant that Cockermouth became an early inland tourist centre. The local economy is still reliant today on farming and tourism, with light industrial facilities servicing local needs. Industrialisation and hence work has moved to the west coast around Carlisle and Workington, and servicing the nuclear facilities at Sellafield.
Cockermouth part 1 of 2
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Cockermouth is named as it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent on the edge of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains unchanged since the basic medieval layout was filled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The town is prone to flooding, being flooded in 2005 and again much more severely on 19 November 2009.
The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall.
The main town developed under the Normans, who after occupying the former Roman fort built Cockermouth Castle closer to the river crossing: little remains today of the castle thanks to the efforts of Robert the Bruce. The resultant servicing and market town resultantly developed its distinctive medieval layout, of a broad main street of burgesses' houses, each with a burgage plot stretching to a back lane: the Derwent bank on the north and Back Lane (now South Street), on the south.The layout is still largely preserved to this day, resulting in the British Council for Archaeology in 1965 noting it being worthy of special care in preservation and development.
The town market pre-dates 1221, when the market day was changed from Saturday to Monday. Market charters were granted in 1221 and 1227 by King Henry III, although this does not preclude the much earlier existence of a market in the town. In recent times, the trading farmers market now only occurs seasonally, replaced by weekend continental and craft markets.
In the days when opening hours of public houses were restricted, the fact that the pubs in Cockermouth could open all day on market days made the town a popular destination for drinkers, especially on Bank Holiday Mondays. The Market Bell remains as a reminder of this period (inset into a wall opposite the Allerdale Hotel), while the 1761 and Castle pub (which spans three floors) have been renovated to reveal medieval stonework and 16th and 18th century features.
Much of the centre of the town is of medieval origin substantially rebuilt in Georgian style with Victorian infill. The tree lined Kirkgate offers examples of unspoilt classical late 17th and 18th century terraced housing, cobbled paving and twisty curving lanes which run steeply down to the River Cocker. Most of the buildings are of traditional slate and stone construction with thick walls and green Skiddaw slate roofs.
Many of the facades lining the streets are frontages for historic housing in alleyways and lanes (often maintaining medieval street patterns) to the rear. An example of this may be observed through the alleyway adjacent to the almost time-frozen Market Place hardware merchant (J.B.Banks and Son) where 18th-century dye workers' cottages line one side of the lane and the former works faces them across the narrow cobbled lane. Examples of Georgian residences may be found near the Market Place, St. Helens Street, at the bottom of Castlegate Drive and Kirkgate.
Cockermouth lays claim to be the first town in Britain to have piloted electric lighting. In 1881 six powerful electric lamps were set up to light the town, together with gas oil lamps in the back streets. Service proved intermittent, and there was afterwards a return to gas lighting.
The tree-lined main street boasts a statue of Lord Mayo, formerly an MP for Cockermouth, who became British Viceroy of India and whose subsequent claim to fame was that he was assassinated.
Cockermouth Castle is a sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, The Dowager Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
Wordsworth House has been restored following extensive damage during the November 2009 floods, and features a working eighteenth century kitchen and children's bedroom with toys and clothes of the times. Harris Park offers riverside walks and views down over the historic town.
Jenning's Brewery offers regular public tours and occasional carriage rides pulled by a shire horse. Other attractions include William Wordsworth's birthplace, and the Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre which offers daily shows in its theatre.
The coming of the railway and the Victorian holiday, together with the power of Wordsworth's publications, meant that Cockermouth became an early inland tourist centre. The local economy is still reliant today on farming and tourism, with light industrial facilities servicing local needs. Industrialisation and hence work has moved to the west coast around Carlisle and Workington, and servicing the nuclear facilities at Sellafield.
Cockermouth part two of two
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Cockermouth is named as it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent on the edge of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains unchanged since the basic medieval layout was filled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The town is prone to flooding, being flooded in 2005 and again much more severely on 19 November 2009.
The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall.
The main town developed under the Normans, who after occupying the former Roman fort built Cockermouth Castle closer to the river crossing: little remains today of the castle thanks to the efforts of Robert the Bruce. The resultant servicing and market town resultantly developed its distinctive medieval layout, of a broad main street of burgesses' houses, each with a burgage plot stretching to a back lane: the Derwent bank on the north and Back Lane (now South Street), on the south.The layout is still largely preserved to this day, resulting in the British Council for Archaeology in 1965 noting it being worthy of special care in preservation and development.
The town market pre-dates 1221, when the market day was changed from Saturday to Monday. Market charters were granted in 1221 and 1227 by King Henry III, although this does not preclude the much earlier existence of a market in the town. In recent times, the trading farmers market now only occurs seasonally, replaced by weekend continental and craft markets.
In the days when opening hours of public houses were restricted, the fact that the pubs in Cockermouth could open all day on market days made the town a popular destination for drinkers, especially on Bank Holiday Mondays. The Market Bell remains as a reminder of this period (inset into a wall opposite the Allerdale Hotel), while the 1761 and Castle pub (which spans three floors) have been renovated to reveal medieval stonework and 16th and 18th century features.
Much of the centre of the town is of medieval origin substantially rebuilt in Georgian style with Victorian infill. The tree lined Kirkgate offers examples of unspoilt classical late 17th and 18th century terraced housing, cobbled paving and twisty curving lanes which run steeply down to the River Cocker. Most of the buildings are of traditional slate and stone construction with thick walls and green Skiddaw slate roofs.
Many of the facades lining the streets are frontages for historic housing in alleyways and lanes (often maintaining medieval street patterns) to the rear. An example of this may be observed through the alleyway adjacent to the almost time-frozen Market Place hardware merchant (J.B.Banks and Son) where 18th-century dye workers' cottages line one side of the lane and the former works faces them across the narrow cobbled lane. Examples of Georgian residences may be found near the Market Place, St. Helens Street, at the bottom of Castlegate Drive and Kirkgate.
Cockermouth lays claim to be the first town in Britain to have piloted electric lighting. In 1881 six powerful electric lamps were set up to light the town, together with gas oil lamps in the back streets. Service proved intermittent, and there was afterwards a return to gas lighting.
The tree-lined main street boasts a statue of Lord Mayo, formerly an MP for Cockermouth, who became British Viceroy of India and whose subsequent claim to fame was that he was assassinated.
Cockermouth Castle is a sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, The Dowager Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
Wordsworth House has been restored following extensive damage during the November 2009 floods, and features a working eighteenth century kitchen and children's bedroom with toys and clothes of the times. Harris Park offers riverside walks and views down over the historic town.
Jenning's Brewery offers regular public tours and occasional carriage rides pulled by a shire horse. Other attractions include William Wordsworth's birthplace, and the Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre which offers daily shows in its theatre.
The coming of the railway and the Victorian holiday, together with the power of Wordsworth's publications, meant that Cockermouth became an early inland tourist centre. The local economy is still reliant today on farming and tourism, with light industrial facilities servicing local needs. Industrialisation and hence work has moved to the west coast around Carlisle and Workington, and servicing the nuclear facilities at Sellafield.
Cockermouth Floodplain
Would you buy a house built here?
According to Allerdale Borough Council there's no need to worry because this area never floods.
That's why they're allowing Story Homes to put 326 houses on it, less than half a mile from Cockermouth Main Street.
Tour Of Britain - 2015 - Stage 6 - Belper Derbyshire - 11/09/2015
TdB Riders Passing Through Belper Market Place - Quickly Shot On My iPhone 4 - The Peloton Was 30 Mins Behind The Lead Group - Yet This Edit Last 90 Seconds Total - I Hope You Get The Gist Of Events!
Ricko Martin v Lee Cunningham, 8/3/14.
The Jab fight club at Clash of the Titans 7, Workington, Cumbria.
Farming Eye's Roundup of the highlights from the shows and sales of 2014
Farming Eye looks back over the sales and shows from 2014, showcasing all that's great about the British livestock industry.
COCKROCK 2011
in the Dance Tent
Legs & Co - The Lord's Taverners vs Celebrities - It's A Celebrity Knockout TX: 21/08/1978
Summer Special from 1978
Event Staged: Sunday 16th July 1978
Venue: Fulham F.C. Football Ground (Craven Cottage), Fulham, Greater London
Transmission:
Monday 21st August 1978, 7.10-8.10pm
Presenters: Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring
Referees: Arthur Ellis and Mike Swann
Scoregirls: Pam Nolan, Dinah May and Debra Windass
The Lord's Taverners - Eric Morecambe (Team Captain), Robin Askwith, Raymond Baxter, John Blythe, Judith Chalmers, Jacqueline Clarke, Pat Crerand, Linda Cunningham, Neil Durden-Smith, Tony Gale, Bob Grant, David Hamilton, Anita Harris, Frazer Hines, Barry John, George Layton, Liverpool Express (Derek Cashin, Tony Coates, Billy Kingsley, Peter Kircher, John Ryan and Scott Craig), Mick McManus, Ann Moore, Patrick Moore, Don Moss, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicholas Parsons, Lance Percival, Tim Rice, William Rushton, Sheila Steafel, Shaw Taylor, Meriel Tufnell and Norman Wisdom;
Celebrities - Patricia Brake (Team Captain), Tommy Boyd, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Paul Burnett, Eddie Capelli, Julie Dawn Cole, John Craven, Barry Cryer, Roger de Courcey, Jessie Evans, Graeme Garden, Jenny Hanley, Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, Derek Hobson, David 'Kid' Jensen, John Junkin, Diane Langton, Legs & Co. (Lulu Cartwright, Gillian Clarke, Patti Hammond, Rosemary Hetherington, Susan Menhenick and Pauline Peters), Linda Lusardi, Victor Maddern, Tony Mahoney, Bill Oddie, Nora Perry, Magnus Pyke, Chris Ralston, Cardew Robinson, Ray Stevens, Mike Swann and Bob Wilson.
Games: Chimps' Tea Party, Balloon Nets, Scooter Tandems, Trifle Slide, Water Carpets, Barrels and Planks, Rocker Stack, Ball Lift and Giant Tricycles;
Marathon: Water Bounce.
Result:
The Lord's Taverners -18
Celebrities - 14
The Lord's Taverners Knockout Trophy presented by: Eric Morecambe
Cumbria
A short video of my home town, Cockermouth.
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Landscape Photography Warnscale Bothy A Personal Challenge
Landscape Photography Warnscale Bothy - A Personal Challenge
Hiking up to Warnscale Bothy (Cockermouth) Lake District for my third attempt. It's my birthday so I decided to sleep over.
WARNING this video contains lads having a great time!
Sunday, January 7th and it's my birthday. A couple of times during my Landscape Photography exploits in 2017 I attempted to climb and photograph the Warnscale Bothy in the Lake District. I failed both times.
The first time I failed was that the climb was just too hard for my little dog. He's an old Bichon Frisé and my best pal. I didn't know how tough the terrain was until we attempted the climb. We climbed two-thirds of the way up but I made the decision to call it a day. It was just too much for him. I still grabbed a few great images so the day wasn't wasted at all.
FIRST ATTEMPT:
The second attempt was an idea I had of photographing 3 different iconic areas of the Lake District in one day. I simply ran out of time! I actually made it to about 50 feet away from the Bothy but the light was drawing in fast. Again I took some great pictures that day.
SECOND ATTEMPT:
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It's a Royal Knockout! (1987)
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 .
Back in 1987 the younger royals decided they should improve their public image by appearing on the BBC game show It's A Knockout! You be the judge as to .
The Grand Knockout Tournament 1987.
It's a Royal Knockout was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout (the British .
Virginia Beer Festival - Norfolk Perspectives
Ton-O-Beer brewers will be at this event on Sat. May 19th
Meet the O'Connor Brewing Company Founder on this segment and don't drive yourself home from this one! Here is the official list of Participating Breweries:
Abita Brewing Company (Louisiana)
Anchor Brewing Company
NEW! Angry Orchard Cider Company (OH)
Anheuser-Busch (MO)
Beach Brewing Company (Virginia Beach)
Blue Moon Brewing Company (CO)
NEW! Bold Rock Hard Cider Company (Wintergreen)
The Boston Brewing Company (MA)
Breckenridge Brewery (CO)
NEW! Chimay Pères Trappistes (Belgium)
Clown Shoes Brewery (MA)
Crispin Cider Company (MN)
NEW! Devil's Backbone Brewing Company (VA)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE)
Dos Equis (Mexico)
NEW! Firestone Walker Brewing Company (CA)
Flying Dog Brewery (CO)
Franziskaner Weissbeer Brewery (Germany)
NEW! Goose Island Brewing Company (IL)
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company (CA)
NEW! Green Flash Brewing Company (CA)
NEW! Guinness (Ireland)
Harpoon Brewing Company (MA)
Heavy Seas Brewing Company (MD)
Kona Brewing Company (HI)
König Ludwig (Germany)
Krombacher (Germany)
NEW! Lagunitas Brewing Company (CA)
Left Hand Brewing Company (CO)
Legend Brewing Company (Richmond)
NEW! New Belgium Brewing Company (CO)
North Coast Brewing Company (CA)
O'Connor Brewing Company (Norfolk)
Old Dominion Brewing Company (DE)
NEW! Ommegang (NY)
NEW! Oskar Blues Brewing Company (CO)
NEW! Peroni Brewery (Italy)
Pyramid Breweries (WA)
Redhook Brewing Company (WA)
St. George Brewing Comapany (Hampton)
NEW! Sapporo Brewery (Japan)
NEW! Shiner Bock Brewery (TX)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA)
NEW! Sixpoint Brewery (NY)
NEW! Smuttynose Brewing Company (NH)
Southern Tier Brewing Company (NY)
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu(Germany)
Starr Hill Brewing Company (Charlottesville)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
NEW! Stillwater Artisanal Ales (MD)
Stevens Point Brewery (WI)
Stone Brewing Company (CA)
Strongbow Cider (England)
Victory Brewing Company (PA)
Weeping Radish Company (NC)
Weihenstephan Brewery (Germany)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company (OR)
Williamsburg Ale Werks (Williamsburg)
Woodchuck Draft Cider (VT)
John Dalton | Wikipedia audio article
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John Dalton FRS (; 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour.
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00:00:26 1 Early life
00:01:15 2 Early career
00:02:35 3 Scientific contributions
00:02:45 3.1 Meteorology
00:04:06 3.1.1 Measuring mountains
00:05:11 3.2 Colour blindness
00:06:51 3.3 Gas laws
00:09:41 3.4 Atomic theory
00:14:42 3.5 Atomic weights
00:17:23 3.6 Other investigations
00:17:53 3.7 Experimental approach
00:19:37 4 Other publications
00:21:10 5 Public life
00:23:02 6 Personal life
00:24:04 7 Disability and death
00:25:21 8 Legacy
00:29:04 9 See also
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John Dalton FRS (; 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour.