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| Kendal Library, Kendal | ||
| Kendal Library | ||
| Street:- | Stricklandgate | |
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | library | |
| coordinates:- | SD51489290 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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 BPN01.jpg (taken 24.7.2008)  CCJ43.jpg Date:- "1908" (taken 7.2.2015) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Carnegie Library item:- date stone (1908) |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS / / STRICKLANDGATE / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75502 / SD5147292884" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Public library. Dated 1908 on cartouche in upper pediment; by T.F. Pennington. Rough-dressed limestone blocks on plinth; sandstone used for central bay and other detailing including main windows (with lintel and sill bands) dentilled cornice, and corniced parapet. Hipped, graduated slate roof; corniced stone chimney to south end, polychrome octagonal louvred vent to north end. Symmetrical; single tall storey with attic and cellar, 7 bays. Giant-order central bay, with open segmental pediment supported on unfluted Ionic columns, has splayed stone steps up to plank double doors in pedimented doorcase surmounted by panel, with CARNEGIE LIBRARY in raised sans-serif lettering; ornate foliate surround to large oculus above. 3 tall, square-leaded, casements in pedimented architraves to either side; 3 segmental-headed cellar windows to either side of steps. Ornate wrought-iron forecourt railings are extended as handrails to steps." |
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 CAE59.jpg (taken 30.3.2014)  CCJ42.jpg (taken 7.2.2015)  CCJ44.jpg Railings. (taken 7.2.2015) |
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| hearsay:- |
Funded by Andrew Carnegie, designed by T F Pennington, opened 1909. |
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