Summary
House, late C18 with later shop front.
Reasons for Designation
13 Senhouse Street, Maryport is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
Maryport is a mid-C18 Cumbrian town and port, succeeding a small settlement and harbour known as Ellenfoot (Alnfoot), established on a planned grid pattern by Humphrey Senhouse (1731-1814) to serve the local coal mining and iron industry, and function as a minor shipping point. The town officially became known as Maryport in 1756 after Humphrey Senhouse’s wife, although it had unofficially been referred to as such since the earlier 1750s. During the C19 the town and port expanded to serve the local iron and steel industries as the town’s shipbuilding industry developed, and by the mid-C19 coal exporting had declined and the railway was introduced. The port and town remained important on the west Cumberland coast but declined with the cessation of major industrial activity from the late 1920s. Maryport has been known as a destination for sea bathing since the late C18.
Details
House, late C18 with later shop front.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
71854
Legacy System:
LBS
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