Abbot Hall Museum, Kendal, Cumbria, UK
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bill&ben
N 54° 19.386 W 002° 44.650
30U E 516639 N 6019501
A plaque giving a brief history of the building.
Waymark Code: WMY3AK
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/12/2018
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The plaque reads
“Abbot Hall was built on a medieval site in the fashionable Palladian style between 1759 and 1762 for Colonel and Mrs. George Wilson, reputedly to the design of Carr of York. Planned as a country house in the town, Abbot Hall soon became Kendal's premier residential address. It was threatened with demolition in the 1930s and 1950s but a charitable trust saved the building and now runs it as an award-winning art gallery.”
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Kendal Civic Society
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