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| inn, Kirkby Lonsdale | ||
| locality:- | Kirkby Lonsdale | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Lonsdale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| 1Km square:- | SD6178 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD67 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 240:- "[Opposite to] the church gates is the old hall, taken notice of one hundred and fifty years ago by drunken Barnaby, in his Itinerary. It is still an inn, and no doubt keeps up its ancient character." "Veni Lonsdale, ubi cernam, / Aulam factam in tabernam; / Nitidae portae, nivei muri, / Cyathi pleni, pacae curae; / Edunt, bibunt, ludunt, rident, / Cura dignum, nihil vident." "I came to Lonsdale, were I staid / At hall, into a tavern made: / Neat gates, white walls - nought was sparing; / Pots brim-full - no thought of caring; / They eat, drink, laugh, are still mirth making - / Nought they see that's worth care taking." |
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