King's Arms Hotel

KING'S ARMS HOTEL, A66

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1226915
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
King's Arms Hotel
Statutory Address:
KING'S ARMS HOTEL, A66
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1226915
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
King's Arms Hotel
Statutory Address 1:
KING'S ARMS HOTEL, A66

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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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

Location

Statutory Address:
KING'S ARMS HOTEL, A66

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

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Temple Sowerby
National Grid Reference:
NY 61109 27132

Details

NY 6127 TEMPLE SOWERBY A66 (Temple Sowerby; east side)

17/133 King's Arms Hotel 6.2.68 II

Formerly Inn and attached house; C18 with later additions and alterations. Original Inn to east is built of ashlar with chamfered plinth and rusticated quoins; lintel band to ground floor windows. Graduated slate roof has stone coping, kneeler, and chimney to east end; stone mid chimney. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Door with pedimented architrave to left of centre is original, similar doorcase to right of centre was moved to house and replaced by window in C20; remaining door has single sash to either side and 2 above, all with glazing bars except ground floor left. Single paired sashes with glazing bars to each floor on right. 2-storey, 3-bay house to west has incised stucco front. Graduated slate roof was raised in C20 and 2 gabled dormers added; stone end chimneys. Window replaced original central door when present door was knocked through; former inn doorcase was used as a shallow porch. 2 original sashes to ground floor, 3 to 1st, all with glazing bars.

Listing NGR: NY6110927132

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Legacy System number:
424437
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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