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Offline Lofty Matlot

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Cuckoo Arch Workington
« on: Saturday 02 May 09 16:30 BST (UK) »
Please can any one tell me when Cuckoo Arch was taken down.
I know the supports each side of the road remained for many years.

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Re: Cuckoo Arch Workington
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 03 May 09 18:51 BST (UK) »
Looks like 1931 or 2. Certainly there in 1910 as there are postcards of it on ebay from then and definitely not there in the war years as there was an anti tank pillbox "near the remains of the Cuckoo Arch". Another document says it was demolished during upgrading of the public road so I'm assuming that
a reference in the national archives to road improvent of Stainburn road at the Cuckoo Arch 1931 refers. All found by google.
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Offline Workington Downie

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Re: Cuckoo Arch Workington
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 17 December 09 21:34 GMT (UK) »
Hello, Cuckoo Arch was demolished on Sunday 29th October 1931.
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