Kendal
Kendal maps (2 available)
Map of Cumbria
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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Kendal books (5 available)
So You Think You Know? Kendal
Hardback
Penrith Photographic Memories
Hardback
Windermere Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 35 photos on Kendal appear in 5 Frith books - View photos of Kendal
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Kendal memories
Read and share memories of Kendal and Cumbria inspired by Frith photos
Dr Manning's Yard.
My grandma used to live in the Cottage above the head of the Boy leaning on the wall. We use to love visiting and playing in the Yard. Great memories.
Contributed by Nik Esty
Cumbria memories
Dr Manning's Yard.
My grandma used to live in the Cottage above the head of the Boy leaning on the wall. We use to love visiting and playing in the Yard. Great memories.
A memory of Kendal contributed by Nik Esty
Howgill Parish Church
Visited church and local area to see for myself where my ancesters lived over one hundred years ago. They were Robert Gibson and his son, also called Robert, both of them farmers. I first discovered Howgill and Sedbergh back in 2002 and was amazed by its beauty and peacefulness. This area has made a lasting impression on me that I shall never forget and I will always regard Howgill as my special place.
The Low Wood Hotel
We were only here briefly. Just a few early spring and summer months. My parents were managing this hotel for the season. One fine day, when there was a pause in the arrivals & departures of coach buses filled with tourists, my father took me across the road. There on the banks of Lake Windermere was a rowing boat. He taught me how to row and I as very grateful to him that wonderful morning. On my birthday in June, my parents and staff were very busy catering to thirsty tourists (it was always teatime!) So, I decided to find the source of a small river which ran down the hillside behind the hotel. ...read more here
A memory of Windermere contributed by Charlotte Gatling
Extracts From Kendal & Cumbria books
The land on which Kendal Castle stands was acquired through marriage by Ivo de Taillebois, and it is he who is thought to have built the original 11th-century fortress. It was also the birthplace of Catherine Parr (1512-1548), sixth and surviving wife of Henry VIII. Kendal appears to have become derelict by the beginning of the 17th century.
An extract from from"Scottish Castles".
The land on which Kendal Castle stands was acquired through marriage by Ivo de Taillebois, and it is he who is thought to have built the original 11th-century fortress. It was also the birthplace of Catherine Parr (1512-1548), sixth and surviving wife of Henry VIII. Kendal appears to have become derelict by the beginning of the 17th century.
An extract from from"English Castles".
The home of the Strickland family for 750 years, Sizergh was originally a 14th-century pele tower with 15th, 16th, and 18th-century additions and alterations, including a Tudor great hall. The superb quality of Sizergh’s Tudor woodwork and panelling served as the model for the restoration of Hever Castle by William Waldorf Astor.
An extract from from"English Castles".
No longer owned by the Rigg family, the hotel has been re-named
in this post-World War II photograph. Otherwise, very little has
outwardly changed in the interim years. The ornate drinking
fountain with its road signs to Ambleside, Kendal, Bowness and
the lake has been removed since 1955 - presumably it was a
hazard on this now busy junction. It can now be found in the
open area in front of the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal.
The shining example of an early version of the Morris Minor car
is a reminder of the advanced design of this vehicle and of its
consequent popularity.
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
Now in the motor age, the Square is less animated. The Queen’s Hotel has lost its dominant sign, but the jeweller’s shop
is still functioning. The board by the entrance to the Queen’s building is offering ‘luncheons, teas and garage’. Apart from
losing its ‘coaches’ sign and acquiring a garage, the Salutation is little changed. Noteworthy is Elliott’s shop, ‘Bootmaker,
Repairs’ (left), since occupied by several generations of the present-day Tyson family, mountain boot specialists. We can see
the front of the former Market Hall of 1863 on the right.
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".