Elephant Yard

The original entrance to Elephant Yard was not quite where it is today as part of the Elephant Yard Shopping Centre - it was previously adjacent to the Woolpack Inn.

History

In "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland" [1] the Kendal section (p119-129) lists a cottage in the yard:

(35). House, on the W. side of Elephant Yard, 20 yards S.W. of (34), retains two cylindrical chimneyshafts. The W. wing has two original windows with solid frames. Inside the building is a panelled partition with the initials and date T. and K.S. 1651 on the enriched frieze. There is some more panelling of the same period and some 18th-century doors and a staircase.

This cottage, with a photograph of the panelling, is mentioned in Jack O'Connor's book ("Memories of Old Kendal")

References

"Kendal." An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1936. 119-129. British History Online. Web. 11 October 2017. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/westm/pp119-129.