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Romney House Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Kendal, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3198 / 54°19'11"N

Longitude: -2.7452 / 2°44'42"W

OS Eastings: 351626

OS Northings: 491840

OS Grid: SD516918

Mapcode National: GBR 9L8H.G7

Mapcode Global: WH82W.SPZ6

Plus Code: 9C6V8793+WW

Entry Name: Romney House Hotel

Listing Date: 14 April 1969

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1318998

English Heritage Legacy ID: 75463

Also known as: 26 Milnthorpe Road

ID on this website: 101318998

Location: The Lound, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA9

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Kendal

Built-Up Area: Kendal

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Kendal Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


SD 59 SW
2/121
14-4-69

KENDAL

MILNTHORPE ROAD
(West side)

No 26 (Romney House Hotel)

II

House, now Hotel; early/mid C18. Coursed rubble, rendered to front, with
rusticated corner pilasters on plinth; dentilled eaves cornice. Graduated slate
roof with stone end chimneys. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Part-glazed door and
rectangular fanlight in surround with cornice carried on tapered pilasters.
Narrow sash to right and 2 sashes to left; 3 sashes to each floor above. Sign
hangs from wrought-iron bracket projecting above door. Late C19 painted,
circular, cast-iron plaque (between ground and 1st floors) carries an
inscription in raised sans serif lettering: HERE LIVED FOR A TIME AND DIED
GEORGE ROMNEY PORTRAIT PAINTER *BORN AT DALTON IN FURNESS 1734* DIED 1802.


Listing NGR: SD5162691840

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