All Hallows Lane\Beast Banks
Kendal,
Cumbria
The Black Swan sits on the corner where All Hallows Lane meets Beast Banks, with Low Fellside just across the road. The inn is one of Kendal's survivors, having been in near constant use since its first mention, in 1775, when Geordie Wilson was recorded as the landlord. After Geordie’s death,
his widow Agnes Lily Wilson took over.
Above. The Black Swan in 2006.
The Female Benefit
Society used to meet at the inn in 1797, and until fairly recently, it
still had a men’s only bar. The Black Swan catered
for drinkers in five drinking rooms, had five rooms for let, and a dining room that could seat thirty people. As recorded in 1892,
the inn had stabling for eighteen horses.
Above. The Black Swan way back then!
The inn was situated
near one of Kendal’s more troublesome areas, but was frequented by travellers
travelling West, as it is on what was once the main Westerly
route out of Kendal. A report on the inn in
1909, describes the inn as follows:
"Doors, one from Bank
Terrace, one gateway to back premises from All Hallows Lane which is locked every
evening at six o’clock .
Sanitary accommodation, urinal at side of house, urinal and wc in yard.
Stabling accommodation for ten horses. Bedrooms, two for private and four for
travellers. Distance from nearest licensed houses, Golden Ball Inn. 104 yards,
and Angel Inn
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