Swan House and Swan Cottage
SWAN HOUSE AND SWAN COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1226957
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Swan House and Swan Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SWAN HOUSE AND SWAN COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1226957
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Apr-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Swan House and Swan Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWAN HOUSE AND SWAN COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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:
- SWAN HOUSE AND SWAN COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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 61224 27170
Details
NY 6127 TEMPLE SOWERBY THE GREEN, TEMPLE SOWERBY (east side)
17/140 Swan House & Swan 6.2.68 Cottage (formerly listed as the Black Swan)
II
Former Inn, now subdivided into 2 private dwellings, dated 1616. Coursed, lime-washed rubble. Welsh slate roof (replacing thatch) with three C20 gabled dormers of various sizes. Brick mid chimney, stone end chimneys with that to north end projecting. All single-storey with dormers. Swan House, of 3-bays, has central glazed door flanked by sashes with glazing bars. Swan Cottage is 5 bays, with mullioned 2-light window to left; 2nd window replaces original door, but central sash has survived. present glazed door and window to right have replaced earlier window. Initialled date-stone to extreme right: I.H. B.H. 1616. Internally, a cruck-truss survives in Swan House and a late C17/early C18 corniced fireplace, with moulded surround, in Swan Cottage.
Listing NGR: NY6122427170
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 424444
- 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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