Located close to the Town Hall this view shows the yard leading to the South Lakeland District Council Offices. (health and Safety) -- we now have the new addition of a hand rail

This view shows a yard further up from the Town Hall thta also connects to the SLDC offices

The Fleece Inn Yard

One of the "Newer" yards "Wainwright Yard"

Home of the Westmorland Gazette Offices as well as a wide variety of shops including

Hadwins Electrical an old established Kendal business,

and Booths Supermarket.

The yard leads through to Lower Fellside close to

the Quiggins Kendal Mint Cake Factory.

This picture was taken close to the entrance opposite

the Market Place.

Kendal was honeycombed with yards in the past, but many were destroyed in a bid to "upgrade" the town centre in the 1970s, but some survive to this day and many are well

worth a visit. The picture above shows Yard 51 in Stramongate, one of the smaller yards,

but quite pretty thanks to the efforts of the residents in the three houses that form the top part of the yard .

KENDAL A TOWN OF YARDS

WELCOME TO MY KENDAL TOWN BLOG

Thanks for stopping bye.

I hope to provide an insight into Kendal both for visitors and residents, bye posting information of Kendal's History, its present , and its future. With information on its business life past and present, its "Places of Interest" , on its people and links to other sites which may prove of interest to anyone interested in Kendal , The Lake District , and Cumbria

The above picture was taken on a quiet Sunday afternoon in June 2009 and shows Kendal Town Hall looking towards Highgate. The Town hall started life as the "Assembley Rooms" in 1825 and did not become the "TownHall" until some 40 years later. The Belltower and Clock were inaugurated in June 1897. Every three hours during the day the carillion places a different folk tune at 9am, 12noon, 3pm and 6 pm. The clock strikes each hour and chimes each quarter hour.

The Town Hall is a landmark in Kendal and can be seen from many parts of the town. Great for visitors as it currently houses the Visitor Information Centre.

For more information on The Town Hall try this link to the "Visit Cumbria" website

http://www.visitcumbria.com/kendal/kendal-tic.htm

Future Blogs will have photos from all over the town , many featuring some of the "yards" that make Kendal famous (well almost as famous as our Mint Cake).

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