Robinson’s School is an Elizabethanbuilding, the school being founded byWilliam Robinson, a local man and later

a London merchant who left an annuity of £55 for the school’supkeep. The School became Penrith Museum, expanded in 1989. Thacka Beck flows by, formerly the prime source of waterdiverted from the River Petteril by Bishop William Strickland.At the time of the stream’s formation in 1400 the townspeoplewere allowed to draw as much water from the Petteril ‘as wouldflow through the eye of a millstone’ - such a stone is displayed bythe beck. The seating area was contributed by Penrith Civic Society forQueen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee.

These properties were built in 1910 by William Forrester on thesite of the Middlegate Brewery. The Alhambra was originally apublic assembly hall with a maple floor suitable for roller skating.Middlegate was once known as the Long Front and one of themain streets of old Penrith, becoming ‘Medilgate’ in 1551.

Formerly Milburns, cycle merchants, and in 1909 an agency forAmerican Overland Cars built under licence in Lancashire.A century ago an archway known as Fallowfield’sBridge crossed Thacka Beck giving access throughPenrith.

Formerly William Jespers & Co and theneighbouring Ship Hotel, Montague Burtonwas opened in 1937.

Arnison’s drapers was built on the site ofthe town’s Old Moot Hall. The Hall wasowned by William Cookson, grandfatherof William Wordsworth, and hereWordsworth’s mother died.

Burrowgate, along with Sandgate probablythe oldest streets in Penrith, werementioned in documents dated1298. ‘Burghgate’ means TownStreet. The Shambles, meaning abench for the sale of meat, wasoriginally here, extending 30 yardson each side and with 12 stalls.

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Penrith Co-op was opened here in 1910, founded originally inGreat Dockray in 1890.

Rear entrance and car park of George Hotel where once there wasvery extensive stabling.

Sandgate - formerly a defensive square used variously as an openmarket, for bull baiting and as the town’s bus station.

Devonshire Arcade was opened in 1991 on the site of the formerindoor market. (if the Arcade is closed walk through St. AndrewsChurchyard)

The George Hotel, formerly the George and Dragon Inn, lodgedCharles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, one evening inNovember 1745.

The Musgrave Monument clock tower, erected in 1861 as atribute to Sir George and Lady Musgrave on the death of their sonPhilip aged 26.

Georgian-style restored shop front next to HSBC bank.

Kings Arms Passage to General Wolfe. Dating from 1679 this isthe only remaining pub of six which traded in Little Dockray.

The Lion gallery was formerly the Lion and Lamb Hotel havingextensive warehousing behind, one of the six public houses inthis short street.

Until fairly recently a white horse’s head was displayed above thesaddler’s shop. Symbols such as this were common in the dayswhen many could not read.

You will almost miss the narrow entrance to Three Crowns Yard.It is recorded the Highlanders during the 1745 Rebellion arrivedat Penrith and one of their number seized a steaming hot potfrom one of the bakehouses which then existed in the Yard.Just north of this point on market days, farmer’s wives andsmallholders sold butter, eggs and vegetables.

Inscribed on the lintel of formerWilliamson’s Yard is RLE 1697 and apair of shears, probably the premises ofa wool stapler.

The British Legion occupiesthe former home of theMusgrave family of Edenhall,

whose heraldic arms appearon the lintel, and at a later period the Countess Ossalinsky whoreluctantly sold land around Thirlmere to ManchesterCorporation.

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Tourist Information Centre and museum, formerly Robinson’s SchoolAlhambra CinemaMountain Sport shop, formerly AmericanOverland CarsBurtonsArnison’s, formerly Old Moot HallWoolpack InnPenrith Co-opFormer stables for George HotelSandgate

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