J B Banks & Son Ltd
@jbbanks.bsky.social
We are a friendly, family run hardware store based in Cockermouth, Cumbria. We've almost 200 years of experience and have a traditional, heritage museum in the back.
https://www.jbbanks.co.uk/
https://www.jbbanks.co.uk/
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What's the point of temptation if you dont occasionally give in to it - BE NOSEY! BROWSE! #moonsbookshop #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #bibliophile #whitehaven
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
What's the point of temptation if you dont occasionally give in to it - BE NOSEY! BROWSE! #moonsbookshop #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #bibliophile #whitehaven
This week we’ve been busy doing our yearly stocktake. Yes, we do count everything in the drawers and boxes and we smashed it by finishing it in two days!
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This week we’ve been busy doing our yearly stocktake. Yes, we do count everything in the drawers and boxes and we smashed it by finishing it in two days!
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November 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Rivers are rather high in #cockermouth today.
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Rivers are rather high in #cockermouth today.
Got some new walking boots yesterday so tested them out round Wythop with Seymour and mini-boss.
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Got some new walking boots yesterday so tested them out round Wythop with Seymour and mini-boss.
A gorgeous dusk here in Cockermouth.
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A gorgeous dusk here in Cockermouth.
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Cumbrian Landscape, painting by Moira Huntly, Scottish-born artist (b.1932). #WomensArt #NorthernArt
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Cumbrian Landscape, painting by Moira Huntly, Scottish-born artist (b.1932). #WomensArt #NorthernArt
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Under a Fiver Friday! 🎁
Handmade Gifts galore for Home & Hound make great any occasion treats for you or your pooch 🐕
Click the link for the relevant Etsy Shop section www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MisH... But find lots more bargains priced £5-£25 too!
#Etsy #Handmade #Bsnm #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs #Gifts
Handmade Gifts galore for Home & Hound make great any occasion treats for you or your pooch 🐕
Click the link for the relevant Etsy Shop section www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MisH... But find lots more bargains priced £5-£25 too!
#Etsy #Handmade #Bsnm #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs #Gifts
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Under a Fiver Friday! 🎁
Handmade Gifts galore for Home & Hound make great any occasion treats for you or your pooch 🐕
Click the link for the relevant Etsy Shop section www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MisH... But find lots more bargains priced £5-£25 too!
#Etsy #Handmade #Bsnm #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs #Gifts
Handmade Gifts galore for Home & Hound make great any occasion treats for you or your pooch 🐕
Click the link for the relevant Etsy Shop section www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MisH... But find lots more bargains priced £5-£25 too!
#Etsy #Handmade #Bsnm #DogsOfBlueSky #Dogs #Gifts
And we even sell one or two of the products! But not the Trump Indicator.
October 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
And we even sell one or two of the products! But not the Trump Indicator.
Another random find today. A newspaper advertising Xmas products from Boots. It dates to 1907!
October 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another random find today. A newspaper advertising Xmas products from Boots. It dates to 1907!
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okay who did this?
October 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
okay who did this?
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It’s beginning look a lot like…
…autumn. 🍂
You thought we were going to say Christmas? No it’s too early for that. 🎅🏻 🎁
…autumn. 🍂
You thought we were going to say Christmas? No it’s too early for that. 🎅🏻 🎁
October 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It’s beginning look a lot like…
…autumn. 🍂
You thought we were going to say Christmas? No it’s too early for that. 🎅🏻 🎁
…autumn. 🍂
You thought we were going to say Christmas? No it’s too early for that. 🎅🏻 🎁
October 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Staff are getting as old as the shop now! #cockermouth #halloween
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Staff are getting as old as the shop now! #cockermouth #halloween
An oldy but a goody for #terriertuesday #btposse
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
An oldy but a goody for #terriertuesday #btposse
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The first of our new loan boxes is heading to a school today! We really hope the class enjoy exploring our Changes in Living Memory (Leisure) box. 😁
We have 8 loan boxes, filled with objects, photographs and documents, which are designed to support history in school. Find out more: buff.ly/Z9Wicrw
We have 8 loan boxes, filled with objects, photographs and documents, which are designed to support history in school. Find out more: buff.ly/Z9Wicrw
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The first of our new loan boxes is heading to a school today! We really hope the class enjoy exploring our Changes in Living Memory (Leisure) box. 😁
We have 8 loan boxes, filled with objects, photographs and documents, which are designed to support history in school. Find out more: buff.ly/Z9Wicrw
We have 8 loan boxes, filled with objects, photographs and documents, which are designed to support history in school. Find out more: buff.ly/Z9Wicrw
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Autumn called. It brought scones.
Carrot cake scones.
Try them in our cafés where every bake directly supports our work looking after the places you love.
Carrot cake scones.
Try them in our cafés where every bake directly supports our work looking after the places you love.
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Autumn called. It brought scones.
Carrot cake scones.
Try them in our cafés where every bake directly supports our work looking after the places you love.
Carrot cake scones.
Try them in our cafés where every bake directly supports our work looking after the places you love.
The things I do so Deb has a decent Halloween window! #halloween
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The things I do so Deb has a decent Halloween window! #halloween
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Step back in time at J. B. Banks & Son Ltd in Cockermouth – a traditional ironmongers trading for almost 200 years with a free heritage museum full of antique tools, locks & local history. A true Cumbrian gem! 🔩🕰️
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J. B. Banks & Son Ltd Cockermouth | Historic Ironmonger & Heritage Museum
Visit J. B. Banks & Son Ltd in Cockermouth – a traditional ironmongers trading for nearly 200 years. Explore the free Heritage Museum featuring antique tools, locks, and the original tin smithy and pl...
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October 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Step back in time at J. B. Banks & Son Ltd in Cockermouth – a traditional ironmongers trading for almost 200 years with a free heritage museum full of antique tools, locks & local history. A true Cumbrian gem! 🔩🕰️
👉 www.cumbriaguru.com/places/j-b-b... @jbbanks.bsky.social
👉 www.cumbriaguru.com/places/j-b-b... @jbbanks.bsky.social
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Brilliant. But now I want a podcast about the railway paralysis poisoner!
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Brilliant. But now I want a podcast about the railway paralysis poisoner!
Sometimes it pays to have a ratch through the drawers. Seems like in 1890 someone decided to use this newspaper as a drawer liner!
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sometimes it pays to have a ratch through the drawers. Seems like in 1890 someone decided to use this newspaper as a drawer liner!
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@jbbanks.bsky.social You're in Cumbria Magazine this month!
September 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
@jbbanks.bsky.social You're in Cumbria Magazine this month!