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Kendal - A History and Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Kendal
Hardback
Penrith Photographic Memories
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#1 Property
The building on the right was and is known as No 1 Property as it was the first property bult by the Coniston Co-op who still own it today. The corner unit which can be seen in this photograph was rented by Henry Robinson Hall and his family from ca 1916 to ca 1926 and housed their tourist cafe and artist studio and supplies, as well as their residence.
A memory of Coniston contributed by Jon K
Family connections.
The gentleman with the scythe over his shoulder was my grandfather. His name was Joseph Jackson, born in 1849 at Bootle in Cumberland. He spent most of his life as a tenant farmer, first at Canleton Farm near Egremont also in Cumberland. He then moved to Lane Ends Farm at Haverthwaite in what was then Lancashire owing to subsidence of the land due to iron ore mining from the nearby Florence Mine. He retired from farming in 1919 to Penny Bridge where he spent the rest of his life.
A memory of Greenodd contributed by Mr J Jackson
The Whitewater Hotel at Backbarrow, near Newby Bridge
I stayed in Backbarrow for several days at the Whitewater Hotel which has been converted from a former mill building by the river. The lobby of this lovely "spa hotel" has display cabinets of memorabilia from its industrial heyday in the last century which was interesting and I recommend a visit.
My wife Elizabeth and I used this as a base to explore nearby Windermere including a ride on the heritage railway line from Haverthwaite to Lakeside. There are lovely woodland walks signposted in the hills to the north of Backbarrow.
A memory of Backbarrow contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Staveley village
I would like to share with your readers that my father Alban Crossley was born in Staveley and his mother Ethel Crossley (nee Bateman) worked in the bobbin mill in Staveley. Unfortunately my grandfather Michael Crossley died as a result of a motorbike accident. My father died in 1983 age 59years old.
We lived in Staveley in 1976 and I really liked the area and have been to visit it on a few occasions over the years. I wonder does any of your readers have any photos of any of my relatives as I have very little information on them apart from my father photographed in the book on Staveley school winning a race. Looking ...read more here
A memory of Newby Bridge contributed by Ann Brennan
Extracts From Torver & Cumbria books
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".
Much of the large area
included in the centre
is woodland. Here
the ‘camp’ title is well
justified by the neatly
erected tents, with
two people folding
ground sheets (left).
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay,
at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties on the Under Loughrigg road and with a track up
Loughrigg itself. Despite the impediment of Victorian dress, the young lady appears to be confident; in any case, if the worst
happens, the water level is comparatively low!
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".
The high viewpoint emphasises the rich woodland of
the vale, with the prominent solid block of the present
Rydal Hall, built in the 17th century, and the church of
1824. The church was paid for by Lady le Fleming of
Rydal Hall. Her close neighbour at nearby Rydal Mount
was William Wordsworth, who had his own pew in the
church; so did the family of Dr Arnold of Rugby School
fame. Dr Arnold had a house at Under Loughrigg, a
little further down the vale.
An extract from from"Windermere Photographic Memories".