Commemorative plaque 30247

This green commemorative plaque records: 7 Stramongate. This 16th century house was formerly owned by the Billinghams, one of the great Westmorland landowners. Part of it was later occupied by Agnes Harker, sister of Capt. Cook, the circumnavigator. Probably the oldest building in use as a shop in Kendal, it was restored in 1985. Recorded plaque organisation: Kendal Civic Society.

This 16th century house, once owned by the prominent Billinghams family of Westmorland, later housed Agnes Harker, sister of the renowned circumnavigator Captain James Cook. As likely Kendal's oldest shop building still in use, it stands as a link to both local landowning history and global exploration.