Maryport

Maryport is a town in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The city lies on the Solway Firth to the Lake District near Workington.

History

At the beginning of the 18th century was the place that was eventually renamed Elle Foot, only a small fishing village on the River Ellen. After Humphrey Senhouse be settled in Maryport, he drew up a development plan for the site and set up a port. In 1749 he renamed the place to enable his wife Mary in Maryport. 1791 confirmed the British Parliament the new name.

The town developed in the following centuries by the port quickly into an industrial center. In the 19th century, an iron foundry moved on. Since the coal industry flourished, the railroad was built to Carlisle in the 1840s with George Stephenson as engineer for coal transportation. Mary ports docks exported over 340,000 tons of coal alone in the year 1857.

Beginning of the 20th century, lived as about 20,000 people in the city, the economy suffered a severe crisis. Modern ships were too big for the port and finally also stagnated the trade. During the Depression, unemployment reached a level of 50%. It was only during the Second World War, the city recovered slowly, but in the following decades, they could not regain their former status as an industrial and port city. 2000, finally closed the last coal mine.

Today, the city is alive after a series of development programs on tourism.

Attractions

In addition to a summer annual Blues Festival, meanwhile scene greats such as Dionne Warwick, Jools Holland, Elkie Brooks and Buddy Guy attracts found historically in particular sights from the times of the Romans as Hadrian's Wall, a Roman museum and several archaeological sites in the town. But the port controlled by the Museum Maryport Marina and the Lake District Coast Aquarium his part in tourism.