The Rusty Crab menswear shop to open on Curzon Street in Maryport

The Rusty Crab is set to open on Curzon Street on the weekend of March 1, with the owners deciding to branch out after previous business successes.

Edd Woodthorpe has decided to open the new menswear shop following the success that his partner Michelle Mayman has had in the town, opening the Three Frogs store next door to the premises.

Speaking about opening the Rusty Crab, Edd said: "The Three Frogs was a risk I suppose, it was an untested venture for us. When we set it up it was received really well. Michelle absolutely loves it in there.

"I have never known her get to work early. She loves it and I was a bit jealous, thinking 'I'd love to go to work'.

The illustrations done on the Rusty Crab in Maryport (Image: Supplied) "There are menswear shops, with one in Workington - there are a few around - but we are going to sell things that are a bit different... brands that people haven't normally heard of.

"We have gone for mainly small independent companies."

The shop has, at last count, used around 15 different suppliers from all over Europe with 'a real mix of clothing' on offer with Edd saying: "We just think we have got something different that isn't really anywhere else.

"We're offering something different where people will go in and they won't know what they are going to find in there."

The shop will be covering all age ranges, as well as skateboards and accessories in light of the recent opening of a new skate park in the town.

A closer look at the illustrations (Image: Supplied) The West Yorkshire man moved to Maryport in lockdown for a different lifestyle. Edd said that despite living in 14 places throughout his life, Maryport is the 'friendliest place' he has ever lived - with the couple loving the people and the town.

Speaking about Maryport's changing fortunes, he said: "It's changing monthly, you have got new businesses popping up all of the time and then when you look at actually what is going to happen in the next few months, it's exciting.

"There's so much there now and it's only increasing. So you just think, 'well let's be a part of it'. We feel as though it's turning into a great place and we just think it's a good thing to be part of."

Miles Dyson, Michelle's son and staff member in the Three Frogs, has done all of the illustrations on the windows which have been received 'massively' by the people of the town.