Town Head Cottage, Former Dame School Adjoining and Area Wall
TOWN HEAD COTTAGE, FORMER DAME SCHOOL ADJOINING AND AREA WALL, TOWN HEAD, CA17 4NQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145375
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Town Head Cottage, Former Dame School Adjoining and Area Wall
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HEAD COTTAGE, FORMER DAME SCHOOL ADJOINING AND AREA WALL, TOWN HEAD, CA17 4NQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145375
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Town Head Cottage, Former Dame School Adjoining and Area Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HEAD COTTAGE, FORMER DAME SCHOOL ADJOINING AND AREA WALL, TOWN HEAD, CA17 4NQ
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HEAD COTTAGE, FORMER DAME SCHOOL ADJOINING AND AREA WALL, TOWN HEAD, CA17 4NQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ravenstonedale
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 72172 03662
Details
NY 7203,
26/136
RAVENSTONEDALE,
TOWN HEAD,
Ravenstonedale (west side),
Town Head Cottage, former Dame School adjoining, & area wall
G.V.
II
Cottage; probably C16 with later alterations. Former Dame School adjoining
north end was possibly 1859 conversion of earlier outbuildings (date, with
initials S.W. on panel). Slobbered rubble with quoins to school. Graduated
stone flag roof to cottage, graduated slate roof to school. 2 storeys. Cottage
4 bays: low plank door with 2 casements to left, and one to right on each
floor. School 2 bays, set slightly forward of cottage; Plank door to each
floor on right with stone steps up to 1st floor door; 1st-floor casement with
dated panel to left. Glazing bars to all windows. Large corbelled stone
chimney to south end of cottage, rendered chimney to south end of school.
Coursed, squared rubble area wall c.3 ft high to front of cottage.
Listing NGR: NY7217203662
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 74153
- 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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