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rebuilt, and many new streets erected during late years. The
whiteness of the houses is greatly enlivened by the number
of poplars which grow about them, the long range of hanging
gardens on the west, and the sloping meads and plantations
on the east, where the Kent washes the skirts of the town,
and is crossed by three good bridges. The completion of the
canal to Lancaster, in 1819, gave a powerful impulse to the
building spirit of the inhabitants, which still continues to
extend the limits of the town, and to improve its general
appearance and accommodations.
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The chief objects of interest are the castle, of which four
broken towers and part of the outer wall still remain. In
1813, the foundations were strengthened and skirted with a
thriving plantation, enriching the view from the town. This
fortress, the seat of the Barons of Kendal, and birth-place
of Catherine Parr, stands on the east side of the Kent, upon
a hill composed of rounded stones, embedded in a black sandy
cement. It is well worth visiting, both from the beauty of
its commanding situation, and from the interest always
excited by the venerable relics of former days. Opposite the
castle, on the west side of the town, is Castlehow-hill: on
this eminence the inhabitants, in 1788, erected an obelisk
to commemorate the glorious revolution of 1688. The White
Hall, a large public edifice, with handsome stone fronts,
looking into Lowther-street and High-gate, was built in
1825, from a design by the late Mr. Webster, architect,
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