Ye Priory Shoppe / The Larch Tree

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

LOWER ALLITHWAITE THE SQUARE SD 3778 (North side) Cartmel 8/96 The Larch Tree and 25.3.70 Ye Priory Shoppe G.V. II 2 houses with shops. Probably C17 with later additions. Roughcast stone with slate roof, hipped to right return. 3 storeys, 5 bays, the last 2 bays forming Ye Priory Shoppe. The Larch Tree has plate glass windows to ground floor; 1st floor has windows with triple elliptical-headed sashes; similar paired sashes to 2nd floor. Entrance has chamfered stone opening with half-glazed door.

2-storeyed projecting gabled wing to left is probably C19 with limestone quoins and windows with small-paned casements to return. To left return a lean-to bay with 2 single-storeyed gabled bays, the 1st projecting to street with triple sash. Gable-end stacks and cross-axial stack. Ye Priory Shoppe has large projecting shop window and entrance, with casement window to left. 1st floor sashed windows with horns; 2nd floor has sashed windows with glazing bars.

Right return of 2 bays, the 2nd bay recessed. Recessed bay has sashed windows and lean-to porch; large lateral stack with round shafts. Rear of Larch Tree has 3-light single-chamfered-mullioned windows, one to ground floor; 2 to 1st floor, with blocked light to right. History uncertain but possibly incorporates medieval foundations of Priory buildings.

Listing NGR: SD3792678780

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/2266 IOE Records taken by C J Wright; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr CJ Wright. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project