Prince Charlie's House

Today's the day ....................................... to fly the flag

This well-known Kendal eating place is Charlie's Cafe Bar - so called because it is in Prince Charlie's House.

Built in 1690, this house was owned during the Stuart rebellion of 1745 by Justice Thomas Shepherd. It was slept in by Bonnie Prince Charlie during his advance on London - and again during his retreat when his pursuer, the Duke of Cumberland, occupied the same bed on the following night. In an exchange of fire with the retreating army, a highlander and a local farmer were shot.

Ah well - if things had worked out for the Prince, the flags flying from the railings might have looked quite different ....................................