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Historic Buildings and Monuments in Cockermouth


Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in Cockermouth, Cumbria, from the National Heritage List for England[1]. In the absence of a published 'local list', some other public buildings of interest may also be included. Use the Search (below) if looking for a specific building / monument.

Structure List No. Grade Built~ Note
Nos. 1,3, Castlegate 1144733 II C18th  
Nos. 1-21, St Helen's Street 1144723 II C18th  
Nos. 1-4, the Croft 1144735 II ?  
Nos. 1-8, Fern Bank 1327100 II C19th  
No. 10, Castlegate 1144732 II C19th  
Nos. 10,12, St Helens Street 1144721 II C19th  
Nos. 11,13, Castlegate 1372873 II C19th  
Nos. 11-19a, Gote Road 1327101 II ?  
Nos. 11-23, Market Place 1144720 II ?  
Nos. 12,14, Main Street 1144709 II C19th  
Nos. 14-28, Market Place 1367073 II ?  
Nos. 16-22, Main Street 1144710 II C18th  
Nos. 17-25, Kirkgate 1327063 II C18th  
No. 2, Crown Street 1372897 II C18th House, now part of Trout Hotel.
Nos. 2,4, Castlegate 1144730 II C19th  
Nos. 21-27, Gote Road 1052325 II C19th  
Nos. 24,28, Main Street 1327086 II C18th  
Nos. 26-34, St Helens Street 1055794 II C18th  
Nos. 3-7, Market Place 1144719 II C19th  
Nos. 30,30a, Market Place 1144718 II C18th  
Nos. 33,35, Market Place 1327093 II C19th  
No. 38, Kirkgate 1144745 II C19th  
Nos. 38, 40 and 42, Market Place 1327092  II* C16th Percy House Gallery
No. 4, Main Street 1327085 II ?  
Nos. 4,6, Market Place 1327091 II C18th  
No. 44, Market Place 1222239 II C18th  
Nos. 45,47, Main Street 1054894 II C18th  
No. 46, Market Place 1222249 II C19th  
Nos. 46-50, Kirkgate 1144704 II C18th  
Nos. 49,51, Main Street 1327090 II ?  
Nos. 5, 7, Castlegate 1373837  II* C18th  
Nos. 5-9, Gote Road 1144737 II C19th  
Nos. 52-56, Main Street 1327087 II C19th  
No. 6, Castlegate 1327096  II* C18th  
Nos. 65-69, Main Street 1054870 II ?C18th  
Nos. 68 and 70, Kirkgate 1144706 II C18th  
Nos. 70,72,74,74a,76,78,80,82, Main Street 1144712 II C19th  
Nos. 72 and 74, Kirkgate 1327083 II 1729  
Nos. 73-85, Main Street 1367080 II C18th  
Nos. 78 to 86, Kirkgate 1144707 II C19th  
No. 8, Castlegate 1144731 II C18th  
No. 9, Castlegate 1327098 II C18th  
No. 9, Market Place 1055840 II C19th  
Nos. 9-21, Main Street 1054877 II ?  
Barn to Rear of Cottage Attached to Goatmill House 1327102 II C18th Gote Road
Bowling Green House in Grounds of Cockermouth Castle 1144729 II C18th Cockermouth Castle
Brown Cow Public House, Former Barclay's Bank, Huntsman Hotel 1327089 II ?C18th Main Street
Bush Hotel 1144716 II C19th Main Street
Castlegate House 1327097  II* C18th  
Challoner House 1144684 II ? South Street
Christ Church 1327112 II 1865 Sullart Street
Church of All Saints 1144744  II* 1854 On the site of an earlier church
Cocker Bridge 1067800 II 1828 Rebuild of earlier bridge here
Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont) 1144725  I ?C18th  
Cockermouth Castle (Uninhabited Parts) 1144724  I C13th  
Cockermouth Cemetery Chapels 1391538 II 1856  
Cockermouth Grammar School 1096081 II 1881 Strawberry How. Former school, now housing.
Congregational Church 1045807 II 1856 Main Street. URC
Congregational Sunday School 1144713 II 1719 Main Street.
Cornmill at Goatmill Bridge 1144739 II C19th  
Cottage Attached to Goatmill House, Including Attached Stable 1372622 II C18th Gote Road. Former farmhouse.
Derwent Bridge 1144765 II 1822  
Derwent Bridge House 1052352 II C18th Gote Road
Derwent Mills (Old Building Only) 1144687 II C19th Wakefield Road
Double Mills 1144766 II C19th  
Eastern Range of Buildings 1144727  I C19th Cockermouth Castle. Adjoins Gatehouse
Former Mill 1144734 II C19th The Croft
Garden Walls of the Castle South of Bowling Green House 1327095 II C18th Cockermouth Castle
Gatepiers at Entrance to All Saints Churchyard 1367447 II C18th Kirkgate
Globe Hotel 1144714 II C18th Main Street. Closed.
Goatmill House 1144738 II 1802 Gote Road
Grecian Villa (County Fire Office) 1372247 II C19th Crown Street. Now Manor House Hotel
Hames Hall 1052261 II C19th Goat Road
Kirkby House 1327099 II C19th Crown Street
Kirkgate Corner 1144722 II 1755 St Helen's Street
Kirkgate House 1144703 II C19th Kirkgate
Maltings at Jennings Brewery, Castle Brewery 1393651 II C19th Brewery Lane
Mayo Statue 1327084 II 1875 Main Street
Milestone West of Cockermouth 1138167 II C19th Low Road, west of Friz Park.
National Westminster Bank 1144711 II C19th Main Street. Now shops.
No 13 and Cobbled Forecourt to No 13 1039899 II 1731 Kirkgate
No 31 and Cobbled Forecourt to No 31 1367126 II ? Kirkgate
No 52, Swan Inn and Nos 58-64 1144705 II C18th Kirkgate
Norham House 1144717  II* C18th Main Street
Nos 24-28 and Cobbled Paving in Front of Nos 24 to 28 (Even) 1274745 II C19th South Street
Nos 33 and 35 and Cobbled Forecourt to Nos 33 and 35 1144741 II C18th Kirkgate
Nos 37 and 39 and Cobbled Forecourt to Nos 37 and 39 1144742 II C18th Kirkgate
Nos 41 and 43 and Cobbled Forecourt to Nos 41 and 43 1054726 II ? Kirkgate
Nos 45 and 47 and Cobbled Forecourt to Nos 45 and 47 1327064  II* C18th Kirkgate
Nos 47a, 49 and 51 and Cobbled Forecourt to 47a, 49 and 51 1144743 II C18th Kirkgate
Nos 53 and 55 and Cobbled Forecourt to Nos 53 and 55 1054021 II C18th Kirkgate
Outer Gatehouse 1144726  I C14th Cockermouth Castle
Pack Horse House 1367063 II ? Main Street
Pump Inside the Outer Gatehouse 1327094  I ? Cockermouth Castle
South Lodge 1327113 II 1831 Vicarage Lane
Southern Range of Buildings, Adjoining the Flag Tower (Including Garages, Store Rooms and Castle Cottage) 1144728  I c.1800 Cockermouth Castle
St Leonards Hospice 1144685 II C18th Spital Ing Lane
Sun Inn 1055853 II C19th Market Place. Now Seth's Bar.
The Fitz 1145198 II C19th House
The Old Courthouse 1144708 II 1829 Main Street
The Trout Hotel 1144736 II C18th Crown Street
Town Hall 1055821 II c.1840 Market Street
Victorian Hall (Gospel Hall) 1327114 II 1797 High Sand Lane
Wordsworth Hotel 1144715 II C19th Main Street
Wordsworth House and Garden and Forecourt Walling, and Gate Piers to Wordsworth House 1327088  I C18th A National Trust property
Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle 1013333 n/a C13h Scheduled monument (see 2 other listings for the castle)
Tute Hill motte 1013388 n/a C11th? Scheduled monument, remains of the mound
Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods 1014587 n/a Romano-British  Scheduled monument
Friends Meeting House not listed n/a 1884 Kirkgate
St Joseph's RC Church not listed n/a 1856 Crown Street
The Lakeland Shepherd  not listed n/a 2017 Low Road
Former Grand Theatre not listed n/a 1915 Station Road
Cockermouth and Papcastle War Memorial not listed n/a 1922 Station Road
Cockermouth Methodist Church not listed n/a 1932 Lorton Street

Primary source: the National Heritage List for England - NHLE is the register of nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England, including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. The list is maintained by Historic England. Check NHLE for updates and new entries. Secondary sources: British Listed Buildings.

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Wordsworth House
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Wordsworth House
- Overview Map Street View Wordsworth House on Main Street in Cockermouth is the e birthplace and childhood home of the romantic poet William Wordsworth (born in 1770) and his sister Dorothy. The …
Cockermouth Castle
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Cockermouth Castle
All Saints Church
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All Saints Church
- Overview Map Street View Inside All Saints Church is located off Kirkgate in Cockermouth. There has been a church on this site since, at least, the 14th century. The original …
Gote Bridge, Cockermouth
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Gote Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Gote Bridge (aka Derwent Bridge) is the main road bridge across the River Derwent in Cockermouth. The bridge was built in 1822 and connects the town …
Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth
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Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Cocker Bridge in Cockermouth carries Main Street over the River Cocker. The single segmental arch bridge was rebuilt in 1828. It is Grade II listed on …
Statue of the Earl of Mayo
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Statue of the Earl of Mayo
- The statue is a prominent landmark on Main Street in Cockermouth. It is a white stone statue of the sixth Earl of Mayo, who was MP for Cockermouth from 1857 …
The Old Courthouse, Cockermouth
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The Old Courthouse, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Old Courthouse, no. 2 Main Street in Cockermouth dates from 1829. It was built to replace the old Moot Hall and incorporated a court house/Town …
Town Hall, Cockermouth
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Town Hall, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Town Hall is a Georgian building is located on Market Street in Cockermouth. It was originally built as a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in c.1840. It …
Christ Church, Cockermouth
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Christ Church, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Christ Church is located by the junction of Sullart Street and South Street in Cockermouth. The Parish church was built in 1865, designed by Whitehaven architect …
Strawberry How (former Grammar School)
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Strawberry How (former Grammar School)
- Overview Map Street View The former site of Cockermouth Grammar School is located on Strawberry How, off Strawberry How Road in Cockermouth. It was originally built as Cumberland Industrial School …
Milestone west of Cockermouth
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Milestone west of Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View This old milestone is located on Low Road, to the west of Friz Park on the outskirts of Cockermouth. The road was previously the main road …
Cockermouth URC Church
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Cockermouth URC Church
- Overview Map Street View The United Reformed Church (URC) is located off Main Street in Cockermouth. The current church building dates from 1856.[1] (some sources state 1850)  The church's origins …
Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth
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Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Manor House Hotel is located off Crown Street in Cockermouth. It was originally built in the early 19th century as a home for Thomas Wilson …
Trout Hotel, Cockermouth
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Trout Hotel, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Trout Hotel is located on Crown Street in Cockermouth. The hotel has grown over time to include, what were previously 3 separate buildings. The low-long western section …
No. 2, Crown Street
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No. 2, Crown Street
- Overview Map Street View No. 2, Crown Street in Cockermouth is part of the Trout Hotel. It was originally a separate house, built in the late 18th century, known as …
Former Globe Hotel, Cockermouth
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Former Globe Hotel, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The former Globe Hotel building is located on Main Street in Cockermouth. The building dates from the 18th century and is Grade II listed on the …
Norham House, 71 Main Street, Cockermouth
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Norham House, 71 Main Street, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Norham House is No, 71 Main Street in Cockermouth. Currently the building is occupied by Brockbanks Solicitors (at 2023).  It was  originally built as a house …
46 Main Street, Cockermouth
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46 Main Street, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View No. 46 Main Street, Cockermouth is a former bank, dating from the early 19th century. The building currently (at 2023) is divided; No. 46a is Calisa …
Seth's Bar, No 1. Market Place
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Seth's Bar, No 1. Market Place
- Overview Map Street View Seth's Bar, No 1., Market Place, on the corner of Kirkgate in Cockermouth. This is the former Sun Inn and has also been known as Bar …
Friends Meeting House, Cockermouth
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Friends Meeting House, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Friends Meeting House (Quakers) is located on Kirkgate in Cockermouth. The current building was constructed in 1884, replacing an earlier meeting house of 1782, itself …
St Joseph's RC Church, Cockermouth
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St Joseph's RC Church, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is located on Crown Street in Cockermouth. The first priest appointed to the parish was Fr. Orrell in 1853, who built …
Former Grand Theatre, Cockermouth
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Former Grand Theatre, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Grand Theatre on Station Road in Cockermouth opened in 1915. It was primarily used as a cinema, until it's closure in 1966. It was then …
Cockermouth and Papcastle War Memorial
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Cockermouth and Papcastle War Memorial
- Overview Map Street View Cockermouth and Papcastle War Memorial is located on Station Road in Cockermouth. The memorial was unveiled on the 24th September, 1922 by Lieut. Colonel F. H. …
Percy House Gallery, Cockermouth
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Percy House Gallery, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Percy House (Nos 40, 42 & 46 Market Place) is one of the oldest buildings in Cockermouth and now hosts the Percy House Gallery. The principal …

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