Rothay Manor is a country house near Ambleside in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
History
The house was built for John Crosfield, a merchant from Liverpool, in 1835 and was originally known as Rothay Bank. The veranda and balcony, which is made of cast iron, was conceived by Mrs Crosfield, who was French. The house came into the ownership of Sir George Mills McKay, treasurer of the English-Speaking Union and a Sheriff of London, in the early 20th century before becoming a hotel and having its name changed to Rothay Manor in 1936.
References
- ^ "Rothay Manor Hotel, Lakes". British listed buildings. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- Martineau, p. 146
- ^ "Milestone is marked for hotel". Cumberland News. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Obituary: Sir George Mills McKay". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 July 1937.
- "City Sheriffs Elected". The Times. 25 June 1921. p. 7.
Sources
- Martineau, Harriet Harriet (1983). Martineau's Letters to Fanny Wedgwood. Stanford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0804711463.
Rothay Bank Liverpool.
54°25′36″N 2°58′06″W / 54.42655°N 2.96832°W / 54.42655; -2.96832
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