The Duke of Cumberland Inn. Appleby Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
The Duke of Cumberland is the first and last pub on the North Eastern entrance\exit to Kendal. It sits at the junction of Shap Road and Appleby Road. This area used to be called Far Cross Bank; Shap Road was Far Cross Bank West, and Appleby Road was Far Cross Bank East. Here, at the junction of these roads, a medieval cross is said to have once stood. When the cross was removed, its large granite base was left in situ and used quite possibly as a meeting place. Local records state that such were the size of the crowds that gathered here, that the local authorities had the cross base buried, and it remains lost to this day. The inn is thought to be named after the Duke of Cumberland, sometimes referred to as “the Butcher”, who chased Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army back across the border in 1745, the year that the Jacobites attempted to wrest back the crown for the Stuart dynasty. The story says that the Duke stopped off here for refreshment in the course of his pursuit of the Prince, although it’s more likely that the inn was renamed purely in honour of his achievements. Prior to the inn being the Duke of Cumberland, it was known as the New Crown Inn.
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Location: The Duke of Cumberland Inn. Appleby Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
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