A black and white sign on a stone wall reads "Church Street Milthorpe, Church Street led to St Peter's Church at Heversham, Milthorpe's main place of worship before St Thomas' Church was built in 1837. The road was constructed by John MacAdam as part of the Kendal Turnpike in 1819 and the terraced houses were built in the 1820s by the Kendal Union Building Society to provide 40 shillings freehold properties which gave male householders the right to vote. They were called the Blue Row after the local colour for the Whipping Party which sponsored the Society. The bank building was the King's Arms Inn from 1820-1881."