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Rothay Manor

Coordinates: 54°25′36″N 2°58′06″W / 54.42655°N 2.96832°W / 54.42655; -2.96832
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Rothay Manor is a country house near Ambleside in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

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The house was built for John Crosfield, a merchant from Liverpool,[2] in 1835 and was originally known as Rothay Bank.[3] The veranda and balcony, which is made of cast iron, was conceived by Mrs Crosfield, who was French.[1] The house came into the ownership of Sir George Mills McKay, treasurer of the English-Speaking Union[4] and a Sheriff of London, in the early 20th century[5] before becoming a hotel and having its name changed to Rothay Manor in 1936.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rothay Manor Hotel, Lakes". British listed buildings. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ Martineau, p. 146
  3. ^ a b "Milestone is marked for hotel". Cumberland News. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Obituary: Sir George Mills McKay". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 July 1937.
  5. ^ "City Sheriffs Elected". The Times. 25 June 1921. p. 7.

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54°25′36″N 2°58′06″W / 54.42655°N 2.96832°W / 54.42655; -2.96832