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Old School House and Barn Attached to Old School House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ambleside, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.4335 / 54°26'0"N

Longitude: -2.9611 / 2°57'39"W

OS Eastings: 337753

OS Northings: 504658

OS Grid: NY377046

Mapcode National: GBR 7KR5.QG

Mapcode Global: WH826.HT5K

Plus Code: 9C6VC2MQ+CH

Entry Name: Old School House and Barn Attached to Old School House

Listing Date: 16 October 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1244926

English Heritage Legacy ID: 450584

ID on this website: 101244926

Location: Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA22

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Lakes

Built-Up Area: Ambleside

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Ambleside

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


NY 3704 1/14
1291A

AMBLESIDE
CHAPEL HILL
Old School House.
Nos 1 to 5 (consec).
Barn attached to Old School House

16.10.72.

II GV

The Outhouses are excluded.
Probably mid-C17. Once a manor house, now divided internally into 4 tenements. Thick Walls of stone rubble, stone flag roof with 5 large round chimneys. 2 storeys. Windows with chamfered oak millions and massive oak lintels. Interior has some panelled partitions and old oak doors with original snecks, and a chest dated 1674. 2 gabled wings at rear. A later wing at right angles to east is built of slate rubble with another round chimney. A low stone rubble barn at right angles to west has arrow slits and a slate dripstone.

St Anne's Court, Ash Tree Cottage, Old School House, Nos 1 to 5 (consec) and Barn attached to Old School House form a group with The Cottage, Fairview Cottage, Nos 3 to 6 (consec) Reasbeck, Little Beck and Ashton Cottage, Fair View Road.


Listing NGR: NY3775304658

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