Cockermouth

[certainlynot]

Have read somewhere on here that there is a shop in Cockermouth that sells footy programmes , however i cant fint the write up about it . Am over that way next week and wouldnt mind having a look in.................. if i can find it !!!

[Auchinleckian]

Park your car first, it's extermely difficult to find anything on the main street, where the shop is, the "Cockermouth Antiques Centre" There's numerous parking spaces available, just follow the signs, and all the roads lead down to the main street.
The shop is in a lovely old building on the bridge crossing the river. Ask anyone where the bridge is and they'll tell you. The shop is dark, and hosts an array of collectables including old lace and clothes. The properietor Ron Scott, is a very decent sort, and will help you out if he can. There's an abundance of programmes both modern and old - you'll need a couple of hours to look through them all. If it's older stuff you're after, ask him for the key to the cabinet on the back wall, as they're under lock and key.
He'll probably also advise you to try the local brew. Jennings is a brewery of very old standing and do some fantastic real ales, which all the local pubs stock. Please give Ron my best regards (my name's John Holroyd) as I haven't been there for about a year.
Across the road from Ron's there's another antique shop, but you're more likely to find rugby programmes in there, but you never know, and I've had the odd gem from there. Going back intowards the town centre, there's a left turn about 100 yards past the rugby programme atique shop. Go up there, and about another 100 yards up on your left hand side you'll find another antique shop, which is quite superb, and a veritable "Old Curiousity Shop" I once picked up England v Wales from Middlesborough from the 30's for £2 there about 10 years ago, and sold it in Programme Monthly the followoing month for £80. In same visit, pikced up a lot of pre war Workington and Newcastle United ephemra at £1 apiece. Haven't seen anyhting like that since, unfortunately. But again, you never know your luck!
You're not that far away from Workington there. Might be worth a pop in there to see what's kicking about?

[certainlynot]

Thanks for the detailed reply John . Could turn out to be interesting day as the Mrs likes a bit rake about in them old shops , i may try a "Jennings or 2 , whilst she rakes about , With an epmty purse of course .

[Auchinleckian]

It's a beautiful old town, with traditional shop fronts etc. Whenever I've taken my wife down there that's what we do. However, amke sure she doesn't have an empty purse, she'll only come looking for you, thereby spoiling your hard earned day out.

[mancitymark]

Where in the world is Cockermouth ? :roll:

[certainlynot]

Lake District , near Carlisle , just up the M6 form you ,

[Barrett]

What a name for a place!

[stodin]

It is a funny name.

I have had to visit Slaggyford in Northumberland and Wetwang in yorkshire over the last 2 weeks with work

[Auchinleckian]

Phnar, phnar. Anyone ever been to Littlehampton? And, if god put the man in Manchester, who put the c**t in Scunthorpe?

[rokerprogz]

I went for a pint in Longbenton over the weekend.

[andyfromboston]

Barrett wrote:

What a name for a place!

Did you ever read Viz?

Finbar Saunders virtually exploded when the name was mentioned!!!

[Auchinleckian]

Ruomour has it that the Aussie lager tastes kind of pishy in the London borough of Cockfosters

[Senior82]

I can definitely recommend the Jennings ales!

[matt blue]

Does anyone have the shop telephone number, bit of a long drive from cardiff

[matt blue]

bumpy

[Kickoff3pm]

mattblue wrote:

Does anyone have the shop telephone number, bit of a long drive from cardiff

Pointless phoning unless its a cup final you want. The vast amount of the problems now there are in plastic bags. I suspect he's bought them from a dealer and sorted them into areas of interest sometime ago. I've been up there a few times and last time I didn't see anything new or anything I could get local.

Perhaps it's dried up but still worth a visit if in the area. I knew a bloke who owned a holiday home just off the high st. So always stopped in to have a browse till she got the collar out and led me off to the soap musium .