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J B Banks & Son Ltd

@jbbanks.bsky.social
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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. www.jbbanks.co.uk

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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And it’s sold! We managed to get a few pictures before it went off to its new home in Lancashire!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’ll post after pics when he’s done. He’s got a wet & dry sponge on it!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh so cute! Butter wouldn’t melt!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
With not what! One day I’ll be able to edit my posts!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wow! And what that post I’m up to 1k posts on Bluesky. That’s gone quickly!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Here’s Ken’s latest project but just in time for camping season. A cast iron pot! #castiron #restore #cockermouth #lakedistrict
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seymour posing for #terriertursday #btposse
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We’ve had some beautiful planes in over the years but this one is a cut above the rest! A pattern makers interchangeable plane. #oldtools #woodworking
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I’ve heard of balls of steel but this is ridiculous! #hardware
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It’s tool o’clock! #oldtools #cockermouth #lakedistrict
Various hand tools arranged to look like. Clock
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Cumbria @cumbriauk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Penrith Salvation Army thanks volunteers for vital community work #Cumbria
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Penrith Salvation Army thanks volunteers for vital community work
The Salvation Army in Penrith is celebrating the volunteers who help support vulnerable people across the community
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
50% of what we sell is old tools because the quality and price are better than the new ones. Last week we sold a spade that was almost 100 years old and still in great condition.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Seymour’s eyes are bigger than his mighty jaws! #terriertuesday #btposse
Border terrier with giant bamboo toy in his mouth
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
He’s already been scratching at the door of the cupboard he found it in. Like it’s some magic ball dispensing hole!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Seymour moments before I took away his ball. (He shreds tennis balls so got a treat) #btposse
Sad border terrier with tennis ball in his mouth.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
He always knows he’ll get something. Usually cheese related!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Ohhh, my granny had a terrier called Cracker. But she was a westie. She also had a very naughty Cairn terrier called Pickle.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Seymour would want all the crackers!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Can’t enjoy my lunch anywhere without Seymour demanding some! #btposse #terriertuesday
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Mighty of jaws and destroyer of balls!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In Seymour’s happy space, Allonby. The ball was destroyed before we’d even got back to the car! #btposse #terriertuesday
Border terrier on beach with a ball in his mouth.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
And here we have a thing of beauty. An Elwell spade that’ll be going on sale tomorrow! #oldtools #gardening
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We’ve just got a huge selection of garden tools in. Here’s a sneak peek! #oldtools
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We were three of your 25,000 last year and really enjoyed it!
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 06/05/2026
With everyone talking about museum engagement today we just wanted to add this: We get just under 25,000 visitors to the Hall annually. We have 13,700 friends here. This is massive for us. So to you all following - thank you! 😍
We are looking at the Great Hall's oak framed roof and topsy turvy floor on a sunny day.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Ahh Cockermouth Castle is their second home so they pop in every so often and the house is open for tours a couple of times a year. I'm sure I've seen a border terrier running around the garden but I think she belongs to one of the housekeepers.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face .
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
That picture is gorgeous. He loves a good beach and hopefully there's somewhere good for ice cream as well!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Another day, another exceedingly pretty tool. A Preston spokeshave. #oldtools #jbbanks
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Oooo enjoy! I don’t work Fridays but enjoy Jennings and shills. Love how it’s shaping up under the new owners.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The castle is one of the places we’d like to go. My husband wants to take him on the steam train that’s close by so that’s hopefully dog friendly and Seymour loves a good beach!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Well I don’t want to get done for animal cruelty!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We’ve just booked a short break to Alnwick and debating if we take Seymour or not. Is Alnwick dog friendly? He really needs a break! #btposse #terriertuesday
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Ken’s latest challenge. Can he make a key for this? We think it’s about 200 years old.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
For when you want your dice shaken not stirred!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It's a bit grimy. Was lime green, now moss green!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
What a difference 8 weeks make. Seymour in same spot February and April. #btposse #terriertuesday
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Me and my husband have very different ideas of a perfect Sunday morning. I’m just back from walking Seymour and my husband’s still in bed! #btposse #lakedistrict
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Some tools are just so pretty! #oldtools #jbbanks #cockermouth
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Robin Cooper @robincooper1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Low Yewdale, Coniston this morning 😊
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Chisel me impressed! #oldtools #jbbanks #cockermouth #lakedistrict
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Think we got up to Dodd summit and beat the rush this morning! #lakedistrict #btposse
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Vimto looks like they’re in charge of admin, very intelligent!
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
He’ll be taking paw-tographs next
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Seymour finally gets his 15 mins of fame in the local magazine! #btposse #terriertuesday #cockermouth
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Back from holiday and Seymour is a bit shell shocked after his time in kennels! #btposse
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We’re often asked for tiny planes and this is one of our smallest yet! Big ol’ No 7 for scale! #oldtools #vintagetools
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Cumbria @cumbriauk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Community spirit behind boom in running clubs #Cumbria #BBCNews
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Cumbria boasts highest concentration of running clubs
Runners say the sport is just as much about their mental health and socialising as physical health.
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J B Banks & Son Ltd @jbbanks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Checked our lock wall and can’t find any shamrock keys. But we do have a Tudor lock!
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West Cumbria Rivers Trust @westcumbriart.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🌿 New installations have gone up at Walkmill Community Woodland Explore 29 new features on the site’s history, wildlife and heritage – from story benches & tactile trails to a striking mining memorial. Co-created with the local community using memories & oral histories. Discover: www.walkmill.org
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