Who is the owner of the Gilpin?
Instead of a dry, official history, owner John Cunliffe’s memoir charts how idyllic memories of holidaying at Gilpin with his grandmother just after the war turned into a slightly eccentric passion, and finally a thriving business. Barney Cunliffe – Owner, Gilpin Hotel & Lake House | LinkedIn.
What is the history of Gilpin?
John Gilpin (18th century) was a based on real-life character whose exploits became legendary and featured in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin. Cowper had heard the story from a friend, Lady Austen. The fictional story of John Gilpin and his misadventures on a runaway horse was originally written as a comic ballad by English poet William Cowper in 1782 and first published as The entertaining and facetious history of John Gilpin; shewing how he went farther than he intended, and came home safe at last.