Accountancy in Kendal (1)
Located in the South-East of the Lake District, only 10 kilometres away from J36 of the M6, and only a few kilometres from the coast, Kendal is especially well placed to cater for everyone’s career needs. There are excellent rain links from Oxenholme to the rest of the country and to Scotland, particularly Glasgow.
Kendal was the largest town in the County of Westmorland (though not the capital which was Appleby), before it became part of Cumbria. It was a one of the country's main manufacturing towns from the 14th Century until the 19th Century, with many mills on the River Kent. There are four road bridges in Kendal over the River Kent.
Kendal has a population of circa 32,000 and has a plethora of positives: such as great shopping, two canals, an abundance of historical sites and buildings, great eateries and a very low crime rate. Finance jobs in Kendal are in high demand as are vacancies for qualified accountants in Kendal. Excellent local schools and a great quality of life mean that accountancy vacancies in Cumbria and accountancy vacancies in Kendal attract high application levels. Part qualified and qualified accountancy jobs are filled quickly with competitive salaries and the mountains and the sea within striking distance.
Kendal has always been an important centre for trade and commerce. Accountancy jobs in Kendal were historically centred on the wool industry as this was one of the main areas of commerce. Stock accounting and audit jobs in Kendal were crucial in maintaining the thriving economies integrity and reliability. Today, of course, there are vacancies at many different types of firms with the development and success of broadband internet. Many design, business services and consultancy firms such as our own have made their base in the Lake District.
There is also a strong link with the footwear industry, Kendal being home to the famous K-Shoes brand up until the factories ceased to operate around 2003. The warehouse on the edge of town now houses one of Kendal’s excellent shopping arcades and enjoys an increasing amount of success.
Alfred Wainwright, author of the famous guidebooks, was born in Blackburn, but lived in Kendal from 1941 until his death in 1991. The Tourist Information Centre in the Town Hall used to be his office when he was Borough Treasurer from 1947 until 1967. In 1977 AW published Kendal in the Nineteenth Century, in which he copied and converted some 19th Century photographs which he had found in the collection of the Kendal Museum, where he was still Hon curator. Many are street scenes, full of people and activity. In the Kendal Museum is the Wainwright Gallery, which contains a recreation of his office.
(Above article by Matthew Emmott)