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KENDAL


The Auld Grey Town has a long and fascinating past. K-shoes helped to put the town on the map but snuff making and Kendal mint cake were two other important products from the town that used to be part of Westmorland. Travel into the past with us in the Gallery and enjoy some marvellously atmospheric films. This section will also have regular additions in the future to keep you entertained.

Kendal
Kendal Part 1
06:26

Kendal Part 1

Let’s travel back to the days when Kendal was still part of Westmorland. Our cameramen were out and about capturing film of the town in a different age. There are lots of people and places in this film. You might even recognise yourself from all those years ago.
Kendal Part 2
04:04

Kendal Part 2

Join us for the second part of our intoxicating experience about Kendal! This time we go on a visit to the hostelries and hotels around the town and see how they looked many decades ago.
Kendal Part 3
04:07

Kendal Part 3

It’s off down the time tunnel as we travel around areas of Kendal to see a stunning collection of atmospheric photographs. Many of the scenes you will see are from well over a hundred years ago.
Kendal Part 4
03:44

Kendal Part 4

A lovely mixture of Kendal’s past awaits you in part four of our series. It includes some rather sombre school photographs of yesterday and then it’s back to the heyday of the canal.
Kendal Part 5
04:52

Kendal Part 5

Sadly serious flooding has been a part of life for many Kendal people over the years. In this part we look at some of the floods that have devastated areas of the town starting way back in 1898.
Kendal Part 6
04:15

Kendal Part 6

It’s time to look into the yards which used to be such an important feature of Kendal and we also see some of the workers from the postman to the laundry staff and gasmen who were all important in the running the town years ago.
Kendal Part 7
04:14

Kendal Part 7

We start with some stunning bird’s eye views of Kendal many years ago. Also there are atmospheric photographs of the town decades ago and then we move onto some rare pictures inside and outside the County Hospital.
Kendal Part 8
04:36

Kendal Part 8

We return to the yards, once such an important part of the social infrastructure of the town. The second half of this film takes you to different areas of Kendal … but very different eras.
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