Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| reading room, Nenthead | ||
| Nenthead Community Shop | ||
| locality:- | Nenthead | |
| civil parish:- | Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | shop | |
| locality type:- | reading room (ex) | |
| locality type:- | village shop | |
| coordinates:- | NY78144373 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7843 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY74 | |
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 BUJ57.jpg (taken 23.4.2011)  BUJ58.jpg Plaque:- "LEAD COMPANY'S / WORKMEN'S / READING ROOM" (taken 23.4.2011) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "READING ROOM, ADJOINING WEST END OF IVY HOUSE / / NENTHEAD / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73135 / NY7814443736" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Reading room built by London Lead Company in 1855 and enlarged in 1859. Coursed, squared rubble with curved south-west corner. Graduated stone flag roof has stone coping and corniced chimney to west end. Single storey. Plank door under outshut porch on north side; south and west sides each have 2 sashes with glazing bars in stone surrounds. Panel above windows on west side inscribed LEAD COMPANY'S WORKMEN'S READING ROOM." |
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