The Limes and Lilac Cottage

LILAC COTTAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1145343
Date first listed:
03-Sept-1987
List Entry Name:
The Limes and Lilac Cottage
Statutory Address:
LILAC COTTAGE
The Limes and Lilac Cottage, EdenHall
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Date:
2006-02-10
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1145343
Date first listed:
03-Sept-1987
List Entry Name:
The Limes and Lilac Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
LILAC COTTAGE
Statutory Address 2:
THE LIMES
Statutory Address 3:
THE LIMES

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LILAC COTTAGE
Statutory Address:
THE LIMES
Statutory Address:
THE LIMES

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Langwathby
National Grid Reference:
NY5660332398

Details

NY 53 SE
8/85

LANGWATHBY
EDENHALL
The Limes and Lilac Cottage

II

House and former stables, now divided into 2 dwellings. Early C18 with C20
alterations and additions. Red sandstone rubble walls, under graduated red
sandstone slate roof with rebuilt red sandstone chimney stacks. 2 storeys,
4 bays with right 4-bay former stables under common roof. Right C20 extension.
Off-centre C20 door in C18 chamfered stone surround. Sash windows in original
chamfered surrounds. To right of door a 3-light flat stone-mullioned window and
right firewindow. Former stables has blocked C18 doorway at junction with house
and blocked loft doorway. sash windows, some with glazing bars in C20 red
sandstone surrounds. Lilac Cottage shares the right 2 bays of the stables but
otherwise the C20 right extension is not of interest.

Listing NGR: NY5660332398

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
74289
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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