Kirkland

Kirkland is the name of a road and is also used to refer to the southern area of the old part of Kendal south of Blindbeck (see Categories below for details of roads).

Curwen, 1900 p155

Crossing Blindbeck we leave the old Borough of Kendal and enter into Kirkland, which, being out of the Mayor's liberty, was much resorted to by the poorer tradesmen, not free of the Corporation, because they could not afford to pay the necessary £10 for the privilege of setting up a business in the Burgh. The Hon. Fulke Greville Howard, as Lord of the Manor of Kirkland (being part of the Lumley Fee) held a Customary Court twice in each year.

Curwen, 1900 p168

"On April 21st, 1772, it was ordered and agreed by a great majority of the churchwardens at their public meeting in Kendal Church that the house belonging to Thomas Harrison, attorney-at-law, situated at the churchyard side, be forthwith bought at the expense of the parish, and pulled down and laid to the churchyard. The following items appear in the accounts:- 1771, paid to Mr. Joseph Swainson towards the purchase of the house, £42 ; 1773, paid to Richard Wilson for lease on the house, 10s.; paid to Mr. Joseph Swainson for lent money, £10 and 5s. interest."

A row of houses on the east side was demolished (commenced 1903) to widen the road. A pump at the side of road just south of the demolished cottages was also removed. Behind the cottages were Kirkland Hall and Nether Hall built in the grounds of Glebe House, the vicarage to Kendal Parish Church. The entrance to Glebe House and gardens was also just south of the row of cottages. The current entrance to the Parish Church car park and Parish Church Hall runs through the line of the cottages. Just to the north, also on the east side, is the 'Ring o' Bells Inn' followed by main foot entrance to the Parish Church.