CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS

CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, STRICKLANDGATE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1157878
Date first listed:: 30-Jan-1985
List Entry Name:: CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, STRICKLANDGATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1157878
Date first listed:: 30-Jan-1985
List Entry Name:: CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, STRICKLANDGATE

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

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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Location

Statutory Address:: CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, STRICKLANDGATE

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

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Kendal
National Grid Reference:: SD 51472 92884

Details

SD 5192 NW KENDAL STRICKLANDGATE (West side)

7/157 Carnegie Library & forecourt railings

G.V. II

Public library. Dated 1908 on cartouche in upper pediment; by T.F. Pennington. Rough-dressed limestone blocks on plinth; sandstone used for central bay and other detailing including main windows (with lintel and sill bands) dentilled cornice, and corniced parapet. Hipped, graduated slate roof; corniced stone chimney to south end, polychrome octagonal louvred vent to north end. Symmetrical; single tall storey with attic and cellar, 7 bays. Giant-order central bay, with open segmental pediment supported on unfluted Ionic columns, has splayed stone steps up to plank double doors in pedimented doorcase surmounted by panel, with CARNEGIE LIBRARY in raised sans-serif lettering; ornate foliate surround to large oculus above. 3 tall, square-leaded, casements in pedimented architraves to either side; 3 segmental-headed cellar windows to either side of steps. Ornate wrought-iron forecourt railings are extended as handrails to steps.

Listing NGR: SD5147292884

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Legacy System number:: 75502
Legacy System:: LBS

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