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Crabtreebeck and Stables Adjoining

A Grade II Listed Building in Loweswater, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.5818 / 54°34'54"N

Longitude: -3.3468 / 3°20'48"W

OS Eastings: 313051

OS Northings: 521565

OS Grid: NY130215

Mapcode National: GBR 5H2G.7B

Mapcode Global: WH709.K3HC

Plus Code: 9C6RHMJ3+P7

Entry Name: Crabtreebeck and Stables Adjoining

Listing Date: 5 September 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1145153

English Heritage Legacy ID: 72698

ID on this website: 101145153

Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, CA13

County: Cumbria

District: Allerdale

Civil Parish: Loweswater

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Loweswater with Buttermere

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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LOWESWATER LOWESWATER
NY 12 SW
13/174 Crabtreebeck and
stables adjoining
II
Farmhouse, now private house and stable. Dated and inscribed on stone built
into front wall F.B. A.B. 1660,with C19 and C20 alterations. Whitewashed render
over slate walls. Graduated greenslate roof, partly replaced with Welsh slate;
original painted roughcast chimney stacks with projecting slate drip stones.
Probably originally 2 houses; the lower part is 2 storeys, 2 bays of 1660, the
higher left part is late C17 of 2 bays with left stable under common roof.
Oldest part has plank door in chamfered painted stone surround, within C17 stone
porch having an internal stone seat and coved recess. Large ground-floor
casement windows, probably in original reveals, that to left under wooden lintel
and slate hood. Smaller irregular upper-floor casements in original plain
reveals. Higher portion has two 2-light chamfered stone-mullioned windows,
another with its mullion removed and one in enlarged C19 opening. Stable has
double plank doors, then further left doorway under slate hood; and slit vents.
Right return wall of older portion has 3 levels of projecting slate drip
stones. Interior of older portion has inglenook with arched firebeam and heck
partition. Beamed ground-floor ceilings. Rear semi-circular projecting stone
staircase has slate steps.


Listing NGR: NY1305121565

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