Kendal
Cumbria
Branthwaite Brow is a steep, narrow and cobbled throughfare, connecting the market place with the bottom of Finkle Street. It is a short street, containing the George and Dragon inn, the Chocolate House, two jewellers and the Unitarian Chapel. On the South side of the brow, there is a row of buildings with a strange external wall. These buildings today house a picture shop, a jewellers and a sandwich shop. The walls are made from cast iron plates, and were designed to take up as little room as possible in the newly widened street. As of June\July 2010, the whole facade of the building has been re-painted and looks absolutely fantastic. The new photos here show the new look.

Traffic travelled over Miller Bridge from the Canal works, up Kent street, across the bottom of Finkle Street, and through Branthwaite Lane into the Market Place. For this reason, it was deemed necessary to widen the street by 24 feet, and property was purchased on the South and the East side to be demolished or partially demolished to allow these changes. A row of houses on the West side of street was totally demolished, whilst the other properties had the fronts removed.



Check the website for Hogarths the Jewellers in Kendal.
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