Bridge House Stands

#leedstrip Bridge House stands over Stock Beck in the middle of Ambleside, Cumbria, England as a quirky reminder of the town's past. It has become an icon for Ambleside and the Lakes as a whole, and thousands of visitors come every year to see it. Dating back to the 17th century, the influential Braithwaite family built Bridge House to access their lands on the other side of Stock Beck and also to store apples from their orchards, which surrounded Bridge House. Over the decades, the house has had many practical uses, including being used as a counting house for the mills of Rattle Ghyll, a tea-room, a weaving shop, a cobbler's, a chair maker's and, at one time, a home to a family of eight!