The hotel was built in approximately 1875 alongside the Sedbergh toll road next to the station yard and has changed very little in over 125 years. Looking at the advertisement that appeared in Braithwaite’s Guide to Kirkby Stephen dated 1884, one chimney has been removed, a garage built to the side and UPVC replaces the casement sash windows, skylights have been added and the front rendered over what would appear to be bricks, even the original railway fence opposite was only replaced in 2011 when the footpath was made. There is a story that when the hotel was built is was supposed to be named after the earthworks Croglam Castle but the sign writer made a mistake and the name stuck. 
The kitchen with the magnificent range cooker and storage was in the basement. The open plan ground floor was once divided into separate rooms for the bar area, dining and private living accommodation. The high ceilinged corniced guest rooms occupied the second floor with connecting doors and picture windows overlooking Ewbank Scar and Nine Standards. The servant’s quarters were in the roof. The upper picture shows the view from the top of Jubilee Park around 1900 with the road bridge, carriage and engine sheds and early developments along South Road. The Croglin Castle Hotel is the building on the left immediately across the bridge.
