Above - details of tiles part of the frontage of the old Logan’s butchers shop, today erased by the the painted frontage.

Below, Lawson Woods postcards. Buttons were originally made from hoof and horn, they later developed plastic/resin buttons - replacing the original animal based material. Locals and workers were apparently very happy when the smell associated with the production of horn buttons disappeared, but the  the rats in Wood’s card seem a tad disappointed with the new developments...

Wood also employed his archetypal chimps and monkeys to advertize Maryport’s finest

All nine of Lawson Woods creations can be seen at Maryport’s Maritime Museum - based in an former public house at the bottom of Shipping Brow in the town centre. Its one of those wonderful old fashioned museums yet to be filled with push button audio visual displays, and contains many items loaned by local residents. Tells the history of Maryport and narrates its maritime links - including with the White Star Shipping Line and the Titanic. Its also the office for the Maryport Blues Festival.

The bull image was lifted from one of Syd Logan’s butchers paper carrier bags. Logan’s butchers on Crosby Street used to have a tiled frontage, but after its closure the tiles have been painted over (how can they do that and get away with it?) so that they are no longer visible.... see below: