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Lingholm is a
country house just outside
Portinscale
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England, close to the western shore of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park from Keswick.
Portinscale is in the civil parish of Above Derwent, the district of Allerdale, the county of Cumbria, ...
in
Cumbria
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,
England
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.
History
The house was built in 1871–1875 for Lt-Col James Fenton Greenall (1834–1899), of the
Greenall brewing family, Commanding Officer of the 9th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, at a cost of £15,700 by
Alfred Waterhouse.
In 1900 it was purchased by the family of
George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale
George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale, (9 June 1866 – 24 March 1945) was a British politician, soldier, businessman and cricketer.
Education and business career
Kemp was born at Beechwood, Rochdale, Lancashire, and educated at Shrewsbury and Mill ...
. They commissioned Bertram Symons-Jeune to design the
water garden
Water garden or aquatic garden, is a term sometimes used for gardens, or parts of gardens, where any type of water feature is a principal or dominant element. The primary focus is on plants, but they will sometimes also house waterfowl, or orn ...
at Lingholm. Between 1885 and 1907,
Beatrix Potter
Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as '' The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was ...
spent her summer holidays at Lingholm, where she wrote some of her best-known stories. Beatrix credited The Lingholm Kitchen Garden as her original inspiration for Mr McGregor's Garden in ''
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns ...
''. She also wrote ''
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
''The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in August 1903. The story is about an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin and his narrow escape from ...
'' and the first draft of ''The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle'' whilst staying at Lingholm.
During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, the house was used as a hospital for wounded officers.
As a result of
Beatrix Potter
Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as '' The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was ...
's connection and its unique design by a well respected architect, Lingholm was
listed Grade II on the
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, a ...
in 2013.
References
External links
*{{Official, https://thelingholmestate.co.uk/
Alfred Waterhouse buildings
Country houses in Cumbria
Grade II listed houses in Cumbria
Houses completed in 1875