One of Penrith’s oldest businesses has today (Saturday 6th December) hung up the close sign for the last time, bringing to an end more than two and a half centuries of trading in Penrith. N Arnison and Son, traditional drapers has traded in Penrith for over 280 years, and it’s departure from the town centre mark the end of an era in the towns history.
The last few months has seen a retirement sale in full swing as the extensive range stocked by Arnisons was cleared ready for today’s closure of the business that has operates from the striking Grade II listed building located on the prominent corner of Devonshire Street, an has long dominated the town centre with its ornate Victorian shopfronts, decorative plasterwork, and distinctive arched display windows.
The building itself is steeped in history, not only as the long-standing home of Arnison’s but also as the former residence of the grandparents of renowned poet William Wordsworth.
The business was first established in another part of Penrith before purchasing the current building in the 1850's.
It is thought to be until today the oldest trading businesses in Cumbria, and among of the oldest in the UK.
The town centre property is now being marketed for sale by the Windermere office of Edwin Thompson, with offers invited for the freehold interest.
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