page_title: Sharrow Bay Country House
section_title: Early history
hierarchical_section_title: Sharrow Bay Country House / Early history
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting by Jacob Thompson of a view of Ullswater from Sharrow Bay
context_page_description: Sharrow Bay Country House is a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudding.
context_section_description: Anthony Parkin (1803-1890) built Sharrow Bay in about 1840. He was born in 1803 and was the son of Hugh Parkin who built Skirsgill House which is nearby. In 1838 his father died and Anthony inherited some money. Two years later he constructed his mansion house by Ullswater. He remained a bachelor all his life but had many visitors some of whom described his residence in their memoirs. Llewellynn Jewitt, a noted illustrator, said:
  "One of the most glorious and lovely spots on the banks of this lake is Sharrow Bay, the charming home of Mr. Anthony Parkin, whose pure taste has surrounded it with every accessory that can render it attractive, and filled it with a wealth of Art worthy of such a shrine. From here Ullswater is seen to wondrous advantage and its ever changing beauties can be thoroughly enjoyed."
  Charles West Cope in his reminiscences stated.
  "It was a perfect bachelor's palace, filled with his own wood- carving, having a good library, and with an excellent garden of flowers and fruits, and a boat-house with a fine boat. He was a very accomplished man. In the afternoons he sculled us about on the lake."
  Anthony amassed considerable wealth and became very interested in art. Jacob Thompson, the famous artist, was a close friend and often visited him at Sharrow Bay. In 1850 Thompson painted two pictures of Ullswater from the house both of which are shown as black and white prints in his biography. One of these is shown here.
caption: Painting by Jacob Thompson of a view of Ullswater from Sharrow Bay
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