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| Rainbow Hotel, Kendal | ||
| Rainbow Hotel | ||
| Street:- | Yard 32 | |
| Street:- | Highgate | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| coordinates:- | SD51469265 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "NUMBER 32 (RAINBOW HOTEL) AND ENTRANCE TO YARD 32 / / HIGHGATE / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75394 / SD5146592657" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Public House. Rebuilt 1836 for James Harker. Incised stucco with cornice carried on dentils. Graduated slate roof with stone chimney to south end. 3 storeys with cellar; 2 bays with south return canted. Elliptical-headed carriage arch entrance to yard 32 on right; panelled double doors on south side in passage. Plank cellar doors to left of arch. Sashes in stone surrounds." |
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| hearsay:- |
There is a gallery in the yard. |
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| hearsay:- |
This was a 'lending inn' where loans were made to customers. The sign of a black horse
was often applied to such inns. An early innsign had a rainbow over a black horse. |
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