Grasmere, Red Lion Hotel And Red Lion Square 1926
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Photo of Grasmere, Red Lion Hotel And Red Lion Square 1926

More about this scene

The Red Lion Hotel, on the right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system. The two cyclists meandering down the middle of the road would not be able to do so for long today!

A Selection of Memories from Grasmere

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Grasmere

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During the Second World War my family lived in Liverpool. My parents decided it was much too dangerous for me so I was evacuated to a small school being run in an old house called Kelbarrow overlooking the lake. My best friend there was a girl called Eva. I loved every minute there. We went walks on the fell behind the house, and around the village. Because it was wartime there were no tourists coming to the village and ...see more