Muker Literary Institute and Attached Wall and Railings
MUKER LITERARY INSTITUTE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203739
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Muker Literary Institute and Attached Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- MUKER LITERARY INSTITUTE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203739
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Muker Literary Institute and Attached Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- MUKER LITERARY INSTITUTE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
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:
- MUKER LITERARY INSTITUTE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Muker
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 90999 97876
Details
SD99NW MUKER
14/10001 Muker Literary Institute and attached wail and railings
- II
Literary institute. 1867. Coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings and slate roof plus coped gables with kneelers and a single gable stack. Quoins and raised band. 2 storey, with lower room below entered from south, and hall above entered from west. West front has projecting porch to upper hall reached up a flight of 6 steps, porch has moulded round arched doorway with keystone and chamfered jambs with bands, plus 4-panel door. Above a flat hood with plain decorative top. The west front is topped with a curved Dutch gable with kneelers and ball finial. South front, 2 storey, 3 windows, with to left a round headed doorway with 4-panel door and plain fanlight in a plain ashlar surround with keystone and moulded impost. To the right 2 round headed glazing bar sashes with similar surrounds and keystones. Above 3 pairs ofplain sashes in ashlar surrounds with shouldered heads. Attached to the south west corner a stone retaining wall topped with spearhead railings.
Listing NGR: SD9099997876
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 382299
- 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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