Kirkland Girls’ National School (Kikland Hall), Kendal

KIRKLAND GIRLS' NATIONAL SCHOOL - This School-house, in the old Vicarage grounds, on a site which was given by the Vicar with consent of the patron, has been built within the present year, 1861. It cost upwards of £1,000, raised entirely by voluntary subscriptions. It is a neat edifice, in the Tudor style, with open roof, and stained rafters, the windows having stone mullions. The fine porch entrance, or vestibule, gives effect to the building. It consists of a double school-room, capable of being used together or separately, one portion of which is 52 ft. x 18 ft., the other 39 ft. x 18 ft.; height of the roof, 25 ft. Besides these, are two class-rooms, for evening classes or other purposes. The building was designed by Mr. Miles Thompson, architect, and constructed by Messrs. John Fisher and Samuel Compstone. [Cornelius Nicholson, F.G.S. Annals of Kendal 1861 page 205]

Reference           Cornelius Nicholson, F.G.S. Annals of Kendal 1861 page 205