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High School House, Kendal
High School House
Street:-   Thorny Hills
locality:-   Kendal
civil parish:-   Kendal (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   school (ex) 
coordinates:-   SD52009273
1Km square:-   SD5292
10Km square:-   SD59
references:-   Listed Buildings 2010


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BYC69.jpg (taken 11.4.2013)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Kirkbie Kendal Lower School
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"KIRKBIE KENDAL LOWER SCHOOL / 1,2 / THORNY HILLS / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75510 / SD5200592735"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"2 houses, now school. 1823 by Francis and George Webster for Isaac and William Wilson. Later additions and alterations. Tooled ashlar with corner pilasters on plinth; 1st floor sill band and 2nd floor lintel band. Dentilled eaves cornice and moulded cast-iron gutter. Hipped, graduated slate roof with large glazed dormer to left; stone mid and end chimneys. 3 storeys, 7 bays overall (3:1:1:1:1). Semicircular-headed carriage arch, now blocked with inserted casement, in recessed central bay. Right-hand block has part-glazed double door and semicircular fanlight in central porch; single sash in recessed surround to either side. Left-hand block has glazed double door and radiating fanlight in semicircular-headed architrave; single sash in recessed surround to either side. 7 windows to each upper floor, mainly sashes. 3-bay south return has sash to right of inserted porch; sashes with glazing bars to each upper floor. All 2nd floor sashes are shorter. C20 additions and extensions of no interest. Included for group value."

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