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"It (Kendal) consists of two main streets, in continuity, travelling from north to south, from which all other streets, lanes, alleys, crofts &c. branch off at right angles. The streets generally carry their explanation in their names." Cornelius Nicholson, Annals of Kendal (1861).

Little changed in the layout of streets of Kendal between Speed's map of Kendal of 1610/12 and the construction of [[New Street]] (later [[Lowther Street]]) in [[1782]]. Some of the yards were enlarged, others curtailed and most encroached as property changed hands frequently but public improvements were slow. The town suffered frequently from incursions by the Scots and from bouts of plague such as that in [[1598]].

The next major change following the putting through of New Street was the removal of the [[New Biggin]], considerably widening the main street.

However, it was not until the opening of the [[Lancaster and Kendal Canal]] that the public spirit of improvement gathered momentum and led to the development of the modern town and a new era. It opened up new channels of commerce as coal, necessary for developing industries, was now available at a considerably cheaper rate and local products could more quickly reach a much wider market. These two factors had been holding Kendal back for a long time. This generated an increase in wealth, an increase in working population and thereby an increase in commercial prosperity and public works.

Around this time the old [[Miller's Close Bridge]], which had stood since [[1743]] and was very narrow and poorly adapted to traffic from the canal, was demolished and rebuilt on a much larger scale. The large warehouses and other buildings at the canal harbour ware also erected round this time.

[[Kent Lane]] ([[Kent Street]]), which had previously been very steep and so narrow two carts could hardly pass, was improved by widening it and reducing the slope. [[Long Pool]] was also widened and [[Gandy Street]] built and shortly afterwards [[Kent Terrace]] and [[Castle Crescent]].

The [[Union Building Society]] started about this time resulting in the [[Blue Buildings]] and a general building boom. The new and imposing [[National School]] was built and along with other new institutions, in a very short time, the town had changed so much that a visitor who had been away for only a few years would have hardly recognised the town.

In [[1822]] the main entrances were widened - obstructions at [[Blindbeck Bridge]] and afterwards at [[Nether Bridge]] were removed and the streets in general were put into a good state of repair.

[[Kent Terrace]], built in [[1824]] by the [[Websters]] on what was formerly called [[Thorney Hills]] (and is now again) from the abundance of thorn trees once growing there, had a good view over the town and [[Kendal Fell]] beyond. [[Castle Crescent]] was built shortly afterwards extending it north, less pretentious, uniform and neat.

[[Cliffside Terrace]] ([[Cliff Terrace]]) was built on the slopes of [[Kendal Fell]] between [[1851]]-[[1853]] again with excellent views this time to the north and east.

The yards continued to fill up and became part of the street network as properties were built in them - larger three story houses at the street frontage and (generally) two story cottages behind along the sides of the yard. They were built in [[limestone]] , smarter buildings faced with smooth hewn (ashlar) and others in random and coursed rubble roughcasted with lime and sand and limewashed every two or three years to keep them tidy and waterproof.

Later additions were [[ [[Aynam Road]], [[Lound Road]],[[Sandes Avenue]] and [[Blackhall Road]]

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-"It (Kendal) consists of two main streets, in continuity, travelling from north to south, from which all other streets, lanes, alleys, crofts &c. branch off at right angles. The streets generally carry their explanation in their names." Cornelius Nicholson, Annals of Kendal (1861).
+<blockquote><strong>"It (Kendal) consists of two main streets, in continuity, travelling from north to south, from which all other streets, lanes, alleys, crofts &c. branch off at right angles. The streets generally carry their explanation in their names."</strong> - Cornelius Nicholson, Annals of Kendal (1861)</blockquote>
-Little changed in the layout of streets of Kendal between Speed's map of Kendal of 1610/12 and the construction of [[New Street]] (later [[Lowther Street]]) in [[1782]]. Some of the yards were enlarged, others curtailed and most encroached as property changed hands frequently but public improvements were slow. The town suffered frequently from incursions by the Scots and from bouts of plague such as that in [[1598]].
+Little changed in the layout of streets of Kendal between Speed's map of Kendal of 1610/12 and the construction of [[New Street]] (later [[Lowther Street]]) in [[1782]]. However at the time of Speeed's map the road to the north was not [[Stricklandgate]] as appears to be the case now, it was down [[Finkle Street]] across [[Stramongate Bridge]] then through [[Wildman Street]] and via [[Longpool]] to Shap or via Grayrigg towards Stainmore and Penrith. The road which now goes to Windermere (which did not exist then) would have mainly been a difficult to pass drove road and [[Sandes Avenue]] was put through much later.
 The next major change following the putting through of New Street was the removal of the [[New Biggin]], considerably widening the main street.

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