FAMILY RESOURCES
There’s something for the whole family at The Beacon Museum. Come and enjoy self led activities in the galleries, or download our app where you’ll find some trails to enjoy around the harbour, or download a range of documents and resources, that will keep your family engaged and entertained.
ARCHIVE
Here you can find archived documents from the local town, including maps of the old harbour and Ale laws.
Invisible
Settlement and change in Whitehaven
ale1-ale-licenses-1822-until-1823.pdf
cmg31-new-houses-plans-1935.pdf
ale3-public-houses-hotels-inns-and-taverns-of-whitehaven-1846-until-1958.pdf
edn1-details-of-green-row-academy-abbey-holm-cumberland.pdf
hea1-public-health-act-whitehaven-herald-26-9-1863.pdf
hea2-cholera-morbus-1831-until-1832.pdf
hea4-medical-report-whitehaven-and-west-cumberland-infirmary-1860.pdf
hea5-letter-to-whitehaven-herald-regarding-water-supply-20-5-1822.pdf
law2-bye-laws-of-the-borough-of-whitehaven-4-9-1902.pdf
ow1b-solomons-temple-continued-c-1865.pdf
own1-solomons-temple-whitehaven-herald-10-1865.pdf
own1a-solomons-temple-c-1865.pdf
own2-now-and-then-or-tis-nearly-a-century-since-whitehaven-herald-24-5-1859.pdf
own3-account-of-streets-places-lanes-courts-an-rows-in-the-town-of-whitehaven-3-1818.pdf
pov1-cockermouth-famine-board-wigton-poor-law-union-cumberland-pacquet-1839.pdf
pov4-report-of-meeting-held-at-whitehaven-workhouse-25-3-1838.pdf
pov5-poor-law-guardians-and-contracts-cumberland-pacquet-27-8-1839.pdf
pov6-election-of-guardians-of-the-poor-whitehaven-union-cumberland-pacquet-3-1843.pdf
pov7b-poor-law-commissioners-collection-of-rates-cumberland-pacquet-24-4-1840.pdf
pov7b-poor-law-commissioners-collection-of-rates-cumberland-pacquet-24-4-1840.pdf
pov10a-public-meeting-at-the-poor-house-whitehaven-gazette-26-6-1820.pdf
pov10b-select-vestry-act-as-reported-by-the-whitehaven-gazette-26-6-1820.pdf
pov11-report-of-the-select-vestry-for-the-township-of-whitehaven-whitehaven-gazette-31-3-1823.pdf
Ships and shipping
anti-dry-rot-company-cumberland-pacquet-1836-1837.pdf
brocklebanks-dispute-cumberland-pacquet-25-10-1825.pdf
commerce-of-the-port-of-whitehaven-cumberland-pacquet-12-8-1834.pdf
cork-cutting-and-manufacture-of-life-preservers-cumberland-pacquet-1826-1837.pdf
details-of-the-iron-life-boat-whitehaven-gazette-1822.pdf
inspection-of-the-life-boat-whitehaven-gazette.pdf
list-of-masters-of-vessels-continued-30-8-1836.pdf
new-sheating-for-vessels-7-10-1834-anti-dry-rot-company-cumberland-pacquet-31-7-1838.pdf
orders-and-bye-laws-of-whitehaven-harbour-by-order-of-the-trustees-9-7-1782.pdf
plan-of-whitehaven-harbour-proposed-wet-dock-7-1-1870.pdf
port-of-whitehaven-fund-for-sick-and-disabled-seamen-in-the-merchants-service.pdf
sale-advertisement-for-the-brig-milham-dated-15-6-1815.pdf
shipping-of-the-northern-ports-cumberland-pacquet-15-4-1834.pdf
steam-pacquet-communications-adverts-cumberland-pacquet-1826-1829.pdf
the-trade-of-whitahaven-cumberland-pacquet-2-8-1836.pdf
trade-of-whitehaven-c-1772-cumberland-shipping-cumberland-pacquet-1840.pdf
trade-of-whitehaven-cumberland-pacquet-1865.pdf
trustees-of-whitehaven-harbour-list-of-masters-of-vessels-30-8-1836.pdf
Adverts, coal mining and the workers
CMG1-Description-of-William-Pit-from-Daniells-Voyage.pdf
CMG2-Another-Dreadful-Explosion-of-Fire-Damp-cutting-from-newspaper-1839.pdf
CMG3-Mine-Safety-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-News-1922.pdf
CMG4-Cumberland-Miners-Association-pay-rates-May-1931.pdf
CMG8-Annual-Statement-of-Whitehaven-Miners-Humane-Benevolent-society-30.6.1840-to-30.6.1841.pdf
CMG9-Coal-mines-in-the-Whitehaven-area-collieries-plotted-on-map.pdf
CMG10-Collieries-to-let-cuttings-from-Cumberland-Pacquet-1829-to-1843.pdf
CMG11-Misfortune-in-Kells-Pit-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-News-and-Whitehaven-Gazette-November-1819.pdf
CMG12-Accident-at-William-Pit-Whitehaven-Gazette-July-and-October-1923.pdf
CMG13-Coals-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-Gazette-April-and-August-1923.pdf
CMG14-Election-of-Trustees-Whitehaven-Gazette-21.7.1823.pdf
CMG15-Whitehaven-Miners-as-Munitions-workers.pdf
CMG16-Coal-strike-and-riots-1923-Mayors-statement-4.7.1923.pdf
CMG17-Surface-plan-of-William-Pit-1850.pdf
CMG18-Surface-Plan-of-William-Pit-1883.pdf
CMG19-Surface-Plan-of-William-Pit-1914.pdf
CMG20-William-Pit-plan-24.8.1933.pdf
CMG21-William-Colliery-plan-1960-by-National-Coal-Board.pdf
CMG22-Saltom-Pit-plan-of-surface-1864.pdf
CMG23-Wellington-Pit-plan-1863.pdf
CMG24-Welington-Pit-plan-20.8.1933.pdf
CMG25-Ladysmith-Pit-Power-Station-and-By-Product-Works-plan-25.8.1933.pdf
CMG26-Haig-Pit-plan-29.8.1933.pdf
CMG27-NCB-N.W-area-South-Harbour-Surface-plan-1889.pdf
CMG28-Rules-of-Asby-Colliery-Friendly-Society.pdf
CMG29-Disaster-Memorial-Cards.pdf
CMG30-Plan-of-Whitehaven-and-coal-worked-from-Howgill-and-Whingill-Collieries-9th-July-1791.pdf
CMG33-Dead-Town-Comes-To-Life-And-Back-to-Work-weekly-illustrated-26.6.1937.pdf
Cumberland-Miners-Association-Quarterly-Balance-Sheet.pdf
IMG1-Workington-Haematite-Iron-Company-Cumberland-Pacquet-1841-1865.pdf
IMG2-Mr-M-Dunn-and-the-Hematite-Iron-Company-1863.pdf
IMG3-On-the-Manufacture-of-Iron-Whitehaven-Herald-28.9.1839.pdf
IMG4-Opening-of-the-West-Cumberland-Rolling-Mills-1865.pdf
IMG5-Cumberland-Iron-Ore-Trade.pdf
IMG6-Iron-Works-For-Sale-1828-1838.pdf
IMG7-Mowbray-and-Dyke-Nook-Royalties-1871.pdf
IMG8-Moss-Bay-Hematite-Iron-and-Steel-Company-share-prospectus-1888.pdf
Regulations-in-the-Whitehaven-Collieries.pdf
The poor in Whitehaven
ALE1-Ale-licenses-1822-until-1823.pdf
ALE3-Public-Houses-Hotels-Inns-and-Taverns-of-Whitehaven-1846-until-1958.pdf
CMG31-New-Houses-Plans-1935.pdf
EDN1-Details-of-Green-Row-Academy-Abbey-Holm-Cumberland.pdf
HEA1-Public-Health-Act-Whitehaven-Herald-26.9.1863.pdf
HEA2-Cholera-Morbus-1831-until-1832.pdf
HEA4-Medical-Report-Whitehaven-and-West-Cumberland-Infirmary-1860.pdf
HEA5-Letter-to-Whitehaven-Herald-regarding-water-supply-20.5.1822.pdf
LAW2-Bye-Laws-of-the-Borough-of-Whitehaven-4.9.1902.pdf
OW1b-Solomons-Temple-continued-c.1865.pdf
OWN1-Solomons-Temple-Whitehaven-Herald-10.1865.pdf
OWN1a-Solomons-Temple-c.1865.pdf
OWN2-Now-and-Then-or-Tis-Nearly-A-Century-Since-Whitehaven-Herald-24.5.1859.pdf
OWN3-Account-of-Streets-Places-Lanes-Courts-an-Rows-in-the-town-of-Whitehaven-3.1818.pdf
POV1-Cockermouth-Famine-Board-Wigton-Poor-Law-Union-Cumberland-Pacquet-1839.pdf
POV5-Poor-Law-Guardians-and-Contracts-Cumberland-Pacquet-27.8.1839.pdf
POV4-Report-of-meeting-held-at-Whitehaven-Workhouse-25.3.1838.pdf
POV6-Election-of-Guardians-of-the-Poor-Whitehaven-Union-Cumberland-Pacquet-3.1843.pdf
POV7b-Poor-Law-Commissioners-collection-of-rates-Cumberland-PACQUET-24.4.1840.pdf
POV10b-Select-Vestry-Act-as-reported-by-the-Whitehaven-Gazette-26.6.1820.pdf
POV10a-Public-Meeting-at-the-Poor-House-Whitehaven-Gazette-26.6.1820.pdf
POV11-Report-of-the-Select-Vestry-for-the-Township-of-Whitehaven-Whitehaven-Gazette-31.3.1823.pdf
QUIZZES
As part of a family visit to The Beacon Museum we have a selection of fun quizzes linked with the displays on floors two and three.
Please download the quizzes from the links below.
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