Allandale (former Quaker Meeting House), Shap, Cumbria - Quaker Meeting Houses on Waymarking.com

The land was given by Richard Airey on which to build a Meeting House. Until then Quakers had met in each others houses or in the open. The meeting closed by 1778 and moved to Morland. The building was sold in 1802 for £31 10s and the money put towards the Morland meeting house. There are records of the fines local Quakers received. All appear harsh for not paying church and state tithes.

During Victorian times the building became the Post Office. And early 1900s was known as Boxwood House. The current house name reflects the owner's name.

Built of local limestone as is the majority of the village, with slate roof.

Reference sources
David Butler - Quaker meeting houses of the Lake Counties
Donald Rooksby - The quakers in north-west England : part 3 - and sometime upon the hills

Links
Cumbria Gazetteer
Streetmap

Physical Address: Allandale Main Street Shap, Cumbria England CA10 3NL Year Built: 1704 Still in Use?: NO private dwelling, viewable from pavement. Web Address: Not listed Hours of Worship: Not Listed

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