Cumbria and the Lake District
| The famous Bridge House in Ambleside. Built in its unusual position
over Stock Beck in order to avoid taxes; Ambleside was originally divided
between the parishes of Grasmere and Troutbeck, Stock Ghyll marked the
division so, a building over the beck avoided the taxes raised by either
parish. It dates back to the C17th and in its long history has been; a summer house for the now demolished Ambleside Hall, a cobblers, a pigeon loft, a home to a family of basket weavers (with no less than 6 children crammed into its tiny rooms), and an antiques shop. Since 1926 Bridge House has been in the care of the National Trust. |
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