Stricklandgate House, Stricklandgate, Kendal,Cumbria, UK
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bill&ben
N 54° 19.772 W 002° 44.832
30U E 516439 N 6020216
A plaque giving a brief history of Stricklandgate House.
Waymark Code: WMY3C1
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/12/2018
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The plaque reads
“This house was built about 1776 by Joseph Maude, a Kendal banker and for many years housed the Kendal Savings Bank. In 1854 it was leased to the Kendal Literary and Scientific Society of which Wordsworth and Southey were Founder members and became the town's museum and library.”
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Kendal Civic Society
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