Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/03/2017

SD 5192 NE,
8/151

KENDAL,
STRICKLANDGATE (East side),
No. 95

(Formerly listed as the Y.W.C.A.)

24.04.51

G.V.

II

House, now Hostel; dated 1728 on rainwater head. Later additions and
alterations. Wet-dashed rubble with eaves cornice; moulded, cast-iron gutter on
dentils. Graduated slate roof; stone mid and end chimneys. Three storeys, five bays.
Panelled door and rectangular fanlight, with pilastered reveals, to ground floor
left; sashes. Lead downpipe has lead bands, each with griffin in low relief to
either end, fastening it back to wall.

Bonnie Prince Charlie slept here on his advance into England in 1745; he did so again during his retreat, with the pursuing Duke of Cumberland sleeping here on the following night.

Listing NGR: SD5151192982

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451598

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Recommended Books

• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)