Lingholm is a country house just outside Portinscale in Cumbria, England.
Lingholm is a country house just outside Portinscale in Cumbria, England.
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. [1] In 1900 it was purchased by the family of George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale. [2] They commissioned Bertram Symons-Jeune to design the water garden at Lingholm. Between 1885 and 1907, Beatrix Potter spent her summer holidays at Lingholm, where she wrote some of her best-known stories. [3] Beatrix credited The Lingholm Kitchen Garden as her original inspiration for Mr McGregor's Garden in The Tale of Peter Rabbit . She also wrote The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and the first draft of The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle whilst staying at Lingholm. [4]
During World War I, the house was used as a hospital for wounded officers. [1]
As a result of Beatrix Potter's connection and its unique design by a well respected architect, Lingholm was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 2013. [5] [6]
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