 Address: on A591, Windermere LA23 1LW, England
The Langdale Chase Hotel, two miles south east of Ambleside, is a large Elizabethan gabled house built as a private house in 1891 to a design by J.L. Ball, J.T. Lee and Pattinson of Manchester. There are carvings and artifacts in the building which date from as far back as 1664. There is a large frontage to Lake Windermere, and the house has its own boathouse and landing stage. Originally the Langdale Chase, it was built for Mrs Edna Howarth, whose husband was a businessman from Manchester. The house was built of Brathay blue stone, taking 5 years to complete. Mrs Howarth lived in the house from 1894 to 1914, with a staff of 16, eight servants, and eight caring for the gardens, carriages and boats. When she died, the house was bought by Mr & Mrs Willows from Scarborough, who brought with them many treasures, including the fine oak, painting and china displayed in the Hall. After both had died, the property was auctioned and was bought by Miss Dorothy Dalzell, her mother and aunt, who decided to run the Langdale Chase as a hotel, with the character of a country house. It opened as a hotel in 1930. The oak fireplace in the Hall (below) was brought to the house by Mr Willows, and is dated 1664, and has the inscription Nicholas Tufton, Earl of Thanet and Elizabeth, Countess of Thanet. Elizabeth was the daughter of Lady Anne Clifford, owner of several castles in Westmorland. The fireplace was carved during this period, and could have come from any of these properties. |
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