Former Public Wash House and Baths With Adjoining Public Convenience
WETHERSPOONS, 6, ALL HALLOWS LANE, LA9 4JH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312303
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Former Public Wash House and Baths With Adjoining Public Convenience
- Statutory Address:
- WETHERSPOONS, 6, ALL HALLOWS LANE, LA9 4JH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312303
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Former Public Wash House and Baths With Adjoining Public Convenience
- Statutory Address 1:
- WETHERSPOONS, 6, ALL HALLOWS LANE, LA9 4JH
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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:
- WETHERSPOONS, 6, ALL HALLOWS LANE, LA9 4JH
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 51409 92608
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14/03/2017
SD 5192 NW,
7/5
KENDAL,
ALL HALLOWS LANE (South side),
Former public wash-house and baths with adjoining public convenience
(Formerly listed as: Public wash-house and baths with adjoining public convenience)
II
Former public wash-houses and baths. 1864 by Miles Thompson. Swimming bath added when
Corporation took over in 1884; single-storey stone-built public convenience
added at east end probably at same time. Built on sloping site with same eaves
height throughout. Snecked rubble on plinth of rough-dressed blocks with
similar pilaster to west end. Gabled entrance block has hammer-dressed plinth,
end pilasters, and bands. Graduated slate roofs; blocking course and dentils to
wings, dormer to each side of entrance block roof. Tall, tapered, octagonal
boiler chimney to north-east corner; other stacks to ridge. All chimneys
corniced stone. Symmetrical 3-bay central entrance block has part-glazed door,
with radiating fanlight, and sash to either side above with blank panel between;
all openings in semicircular-headed surrounds. Five paired windows to each wing;
door has replaced 6th window to extreme right. Left-hand wing has lower storey
with door and four windows, all segment-headed. Drinking fountain in niche with
moulded sill to extreme left.
Provision of this public facility was a local
election issue in early 1860s; financed by public subscription. 1st public
building erected in Kendal for public institution.
Listing NGR: SD5140992608
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 75345
- 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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