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| Cartmel Grammar School, Cartmel | ||
| Cartmel Grammar School | ||
| locality:- | Cartmel | |
| civil parish:- | Lower Allithwaite (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | SD37777928 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3779 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD37 | |
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![]() BTG19.jpg Now Cartmel Old Grammar, a residential care home. (taken 30.7.2010) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 12 15) placename:- Cartmel Grammar School |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Cartmel Grammar School" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 12) placename:- Cartmel Free Grammar School |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Cartmel Free Grammar School (Endowed)" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Grammar School, The |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL / / / LOWER ALLITHWAITE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76954 / SD3777679275" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Hotel. 1790s, extended 1862 and later. Roughcast stone with stone dressings, the 1862 parts of coursed slate with limestone dressings, hipped slate roofs. South facade of 2 storeys, original part of 4 bays, with 2-bay extension to left, the 2nd bay breaking forward under gable. Original part has rusticated quoins and string course. Round-headed windows to ground floor, segmental-headed windows to 1st floor, all with plaster surrounds, imposts and triple keys; C20 small-paned glazing. Entrance to 1st bay is round-headed, with glazed doors and fanlight with glazing bars. 1st 2 bays have 1st floor sill band, windows are sashed with vertical glazing bars, 2nd bay has canted bay window with hipped roof. Datestone to gable. 2 cross-axial stacks and return lateral stack. Left return of 3 bays similar, plaster aprons to windows; central entrance has timber porch and C20 door in glazed doorcase. Right return has small single storey extension with pedimented gables to south and east, round-headed window to south and round-headed window over blocked door. To rear of this a later range of 2 storeys and 3 bays with top-hung casements to north. North elevation of original part has C20 lean-to extension with lean-to extension to 1st floor with continuous glazing, segmental-headed windows. To right, 2 bays with sashes and casements." |
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