LOWSIDE QUARTER: NEWS ITEMS

When writing my book "Parton Party On" I took note of any newspaper references to Lowside Quarter, for future study. The result is a rather random list, but I hope it will get longer and more coherent as time goes on.

• Whitehaven News, 26 Jul 1900, p5 c6: Death aged 90 of James "Jemmy" Hannah of Nethertown, who for 30 years until 1890 ran an old thatched "jerry", which was then pulled down and replaced by the "Tourist Hotel", at which time Jemmy retired.
• Whitehaven News, 12 Nov 1925: [fire destroys Braystones beach bungalow, p7]
• Whitehaven News, spring 1935: [NB: often Braystones Beach bungalows in Houses to Let]
• Whitehaven News, 16 May 1935: [Braystones Empire Day Festival ad, "on the Tower Field"; p1]
• Whitehaven News, 30 May 1935: [Braystones Festival report, p4]
• Whitehaven News, 6 Jun 1935: [p12 Lots of bungalows to let at Nethertown & Braystones]
• Whitehaven News, 18 Jan 1945: [Dance at Nethertown Camp- officers/civilians 1/6; forces 9d, p1]
• Whitehaven News, 20 Sep 1945: Whitehaven Hospital Cup first round draw: Parton Utd. to play RAF Nethertown, 29 Sep, p5
• Whitehaven News, 18 Aug 1955: [Theft during demolition work at Nethertown Ministry of Works Camp, p10]
• Whitehaven News, 14 Jan 1965: [p3: Dancing at the Tow Bar Inn, Nethertown, with special bus from Whitehaven, returning 11.45pm]
• Whitehaven News, 25 Mar 1965: [Grocery/newsagent shop near caravan site at Nethertown for sale, p5]
• Whitehaven News, 9 Sep 1965: [p2, ad for roulette, blackjack & dice at Tow Bar Inn, Nethertown (+ another ad p3, headed "Casino Nights")]
• Cumberland Evening Star, 24 Sep 1965: p10: Ad for dancing at the "Tow Bar Inn" at Nethertown (special buses from Whitehaven)
• Whitehaven News, 9 Jan 1975: [p12, District Council policy against new beach bungalows at Nethertown etc.]
• Whitehaven News, 30 Jan 1975: [p9, thefts from Nethertown beach bungalows]
• Whitehaven News, 29 May 1975: Entertainments: Whitehaven Gaiety, Queen's cinemas. Workington Carnegie Theatre/Arts Centre (music etc.), Whitehaven Haven Club; Zodiac nightclub, Workington Rendezvous nightclub, Nethertown Tow Bar Inn (buses from Whitehaven, 7pm Sundays), Braystones Tarnside Club. Whitehaven Copeland Civic Halls.
• Whitehaven News, 24 Jul 1975: p13, burglaries at Nethertown beach