Collin Croft in Kendal, Cumbria is exemplary in that its buildings bear witness to the ebb and flow of trade and business in Kendal.
This enclosure is the secret of Kendal’s celebrated yards: narrow thresholds opening into worlds hidden behind the street.
The croft was material witness to timber and clay and hops and iron and all the people that lived and worked there to ply their trade.
A walk up to and through the ginnel that cuts into the croft is a layercake of material culture, local Cumbrian vernacular and organic textures.
Because it is so enclosed - it has a real sense of place. Travelling along Collin Croft feels less like passing through the town than entering its soul.
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