Rothay Manor
Rothay Manor is a country house near Ambleside in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
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] The hotel was acquired by a Mrs Nixon in 1966 and is currently still operated by her sons, Nigel and Stephen Nixon.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Rothay Manor Hotel, Lakes". British listed buildings. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Martineau, p. 146
- 1 2 3 "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. ISBN 978-0804711463.
Coordinates: 54°25′36″N 2°58′06″W / 54.42655°N 2.96832°W
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