COMPLETED ...Station Hotel, Grasslot, Maryport

[Geoff-E]

Wasnt that the place where I believe Sue Johnstones ancestors lived.  I am trying to recall the first program of the first series of WDYTYA

I thought that was at Workington.

EDIT: Yes, here it is http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s1_celeb_gallery_03.shtml

[acorngen]

Yep it was thx Geoff

Rob

[bobgraham]

Yes Geoff, right outside the station and last time I saw it, it was the Union Jack club
bob

[bobgraham]

typical. historicaldirectories.org were down today but they would only have taken me to 1919. The carlisle state records seem to concentrate on carlisle and the John peel google site seems overcome by the smell of molasses.
I can tell you it was there in 1952 as Senhouse sold some land  - presumably at an auction there and it seems to figure in a govt report into areas of high unemployment in 1934 so that might help. Go to national archives and put grasslot in search box. I'll try the directories again tomorrow.
bob

[emmsthheight]

Hi  Sue, Bob & All 

Where do you reckon Maryport Brewery fits into any of this, anyone?   

(Edit & find, to about half way down the page).

http://www.pastpresented.info/cumbria/parton/oops.htm

Looks like they've been updating on Past Presented.

Emms

[Geoff-E]

So add some confusion, apparently Maryport Brewery was in Carlisle http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1917/jun/27/maryport-brewery-carlisle

[emmsthheight]

Mmm

Definitely adds to the confusion!

Great site though.  Thank you, Goeffe, I shall be spending some time when I get chance, exploring that!

Best wishes!

Emms

[bobgraham]

Geoff, not sure that's true. I think hansard is probably referring to the Maryport Brewery pubs that were taken over in the state management scheme. Remember we had a pub on every corner and 2 inbetween and loads were closed under state management. (Deliberate little letter) stevebulman seems to be the site to seek lists and closures for the pubs and breweries. He lists 4 breweries in Carlisle but none of them Maryport but it is likely that Maryport had tied pubs that were taken over and probably closed as that would cause less uproar with the locals.
Oh it's good to be back.
bob

[Geoff-E]

You're probably right Bob

 ...having began in the 1750s, the Maryport Brewery Company was established in 1780, and by the late Nineteenth Century owned 60 public houses. State control of brewing in 1916 resulted in output being halved, and by November 1921 the business had ceased.

Copied from http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/downloads/page216/Maryport%20Maritime%20Museum%20guide.pdf

I think we were talking about 1940ish.