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| Market House, Kirkby Lonsdale | ||
| Market House | ||
| Street:- | Market Street | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Lonsdale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD61137874 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD6178 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD67 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 CBO73.jpg (taken 5.9.2014)  CBO74.jpg Date:- "1854." (taken 5.9.2014) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Market House |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MARKET HOUSE / 17 / MARKET STREET / KIRKBY LONSDALE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75212 / SD6113678749" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "1854 by Miles Thompson of Kendal. Symmetrical faceted composition of nine bays which turn the corner of Main Street and Market Street. Two storeys. Ashlar. Slate roof. Plinth of rugged rustication, then chamfered rustication to ground floor. Two impost bands. Cornice. Panel above cornice over central bay with date flanked by scrolls. Ground floor consists of an arcade of which all arches are now windows except the central arch, which has wrought iron gates. Glazing recent. First floor windows are round headed and have sunk panels under. Sashed with all glazing bars. Market hall runs back behind, rubble with blind arcade. Interior has some cast iron columns but is much altered and subdivided. Built by subscription as a Mechanics' Institute, library and county court as well as a market house." |
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