Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Where is it – England, North West England

Who looks after it –  Independent 

What is it –  Theatre 

When is it from – Modern

Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre is an unusual, but wonderful, venue that offers a diverse programme of international theatre, comedy, live music, cinema, dance, exhibitions, workshops, festivals and other events. There is also a reasonable, informal, restaurant and a bar that often serves good beer. It is a notable asset to the town, as well as to the wider area.

It opened in 1972. Whitwell, Mark and Co (‘The House of Whitwell’) had established a wine business on the site in 1757, with cellars said to hold over 40,000 gallons of wine, and in 1853 built a beer brewery in the garden of the Georgian town house that still fronts the Brewery on Highgate. By 1900 Whitwell Marks’ Kendal was one of the town’s largest employers . In 1946, the firm was taken over by Vaux Breweries of Sunderland, who closed their operations in 1971 and sold the site.

 


Address

122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE 

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