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Castle Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Claife, Westmorland and Furness

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3528 / 54°21'10"N

Longitude: -2.9693 / 2°58'9"W

OS Eastings: 337099

OS Northings: 495687

OS Grid: SD370956

Mapcode National: GBR 7LP3.YD

Mapcode Global: WH82L.CV9F

Plus Code: 9C6V923J+47

Entry Name: Castle Cottage

Listing Date: 22 September 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1106313

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76752

ID on this website: 101106313

Location: Near Sawrey, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA22

County: Westmorland and Furness

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Claife

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Sawrey St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: Cottage

Description


CLAIFE NEAR SAWREY SD 39 NE Castle Cottage 6/34 GV II House. Probably C18 with alterations and additions of c.1913. Roughcast stone with slate roof. South facade of 5 bays, the 5th bay projecting under gable. Ist 2 bays have dripcourse, 3rd and 4th bays have lean-to timber verandah. Windows are sashed with single glazing bars and horns, window between those to 1st and 2nd bays probably originally entrance. 3rd and 4th bays of ground floor have French windows. 5th bay has 2-storey canted bay window. Gable-end stack and 2 cross-axial stacks. Rear has 2 wings with lean-to outshuts. West facade has door with window under dripstone, and entrance with gabled porch. The home of Beatrix Potter after her marriage to William Heelis in 1913. property of the National Trust.

Listing NGR: SD3709995687

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