Morning in Kendal

We had to be in Kendal quite early for an appointment and made the most of it by having a little wander around the town we used to live in.

It was a bit hazy when we arrived and walked along the river, past the weir at Stramongate Bridge. The riverside Hotel on the right, stands on the site of an old tannery.

Stramongate Bridge, thought to date from the 14th century, but much altered and added to in the mid to late 17th century. The original bridge is still there and can be seen from underneath, but has been built over.

Before the bridge was built there was a ford crossing the Kent just this side of the bridge and accessed from where The Bridge Hotel now stands. The building behind the bridge was one of the old mills of Kendal and before conversion to offices in the 80s, it was operating as 'Kendal Socks', manufacturing hosiery.

A lovely morning, but cold, so cold the crocuses wouldn't open for us!

The weir at Stramongate / Gooseholme in Kendal.