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| Kendal: Stricklandgate, 95 | ||
| Prince Charlies House | ||
| Street:- | Stricklandgate | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD51519298 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 CAE49.jpg (taken 30.3.2014)  CAE50.jpg Rainwater head, griffins and:- "1724" (taken 30.3.2014) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 8) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Prince [Charles 1745]" |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Harper 1907 item:- rebellion, 1745; 1745 Rebellion |
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| source data:- | Guidebook, The Manchester and Glasgow Road, by Charles G Harper,
published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1907. HP01p105.txt Page 105:- "trials of Kendal town may yet be seen, behind the modern smug face of shops in the older streets, where houses and cottages are built around courtyards approached only by narrow alleys easily to be defended in case of attack." "The last occasion when these old defences seemed like to prove again useful was in 1745, when Prince Charlie, in memories of whose enterprise this road is so rich, came with his ill-disciplined following. But nothing serious happened: the Prince stayed the night in Stricklandgate, at the old mansion still standing, numbered 93, and rested there again" "..." "on his retreat. Next day came the Duke of Cumberland, in hot pursuit, and he also halted at the old house, pleasantly remarking that they had entertained his cousin there, the day before. I suspect the more or less unwilling host of Prince and Duke, in fear of consequences, explained, as politely as he could, that he entertained whom he must." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- YWCA |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "YWCA / 95 / STRICKLANDGATE / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75497 / SD5151192982" |
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| hearsay:- |
Built 1690. Justice Thomas Shepherd owned the house in 1745. Bonnie Prince Charlie
slept here when he passed on his way south, and again when he retreated north; the
next night the Duke of Cumberland slept here. |
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