Description

BARROW IN FURNESS

SD16NE PROMENADE, Walney Island
708-1/5/277 (West side)
06/09/73 Old Schoolhouse

GV II

School now house. Dated 1856. Limestone rubble with red
sandstone dressings. slate roof. T-shaped plan with lean-tos
in the angles; Gothic Revival style. Single storey. Front
gable has large quoins and triple lancets in bonded ashlar
surrounds, each light with latticed iron casement and
shouldered head. Above the windows a ribbon reads 'FEAR GOD
AND HEED HIS COMMANDMENTS' and above that a quatrefoil plaque
under hoodmould states '1856/ IN MEMORY OF/ - - - MICHAELSON
ESQ/ OF THE ISLE OF BARROW'. Shaped kneelers, ashlar gable
copings and apex finial. Lean tos set back on each side have
single-light windows and ashlar copings. Quoined square-headed
doorway into left return of left lean-to. Both returns of main
building have gabled elevations as front except for slits in
place of the front gable ornament.

Listing NGR: SD1859268510

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513290

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair