A VERY rare old picture of the Hogarth Mission Brass band sporting a variety of instruments has come to light.

With the Hogarth banner bearing the message “Seeking to Save”, the men and boys of the band are shown taking a break.

Amazingly we have some names: Back row: Jos Holliday, John Thompson, William McGarry, Adam McGee, Alf Robertson, n/k, Harry Jackson, William Bell. Middle: Tom Stewartson, John Borrowdale, R McNaughton, n/k, John Bell.

Front: John W Atkinson, n/k, n/k, Joe Dryden. 18th century gentleman and linen manufacturer James Hogarth, known as King of the Mount, was one of Whitehaven’s early benefactors. He built houses for his workers at Mount Pleasant and a place for them to worship, the Hogarth Mission.