High Wray House
HIGH WRAY HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325924
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- High Wray House
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH WRAY HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325924
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- High Wray House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH WRAY HOUSE
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:
- HIGH WRAY HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Claife
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 37374 99958
Details
CLAIFE HIGH WRAY SD 39 NE 6/499 4.12.86 High Wray House
- II
House. Date stone reads. 'Anthony Wilson and Dorothy His Wife 1728', with later alterations and C19 additions. Roughcast stone with slate roof. North west facade of 5 bays, 1st bay is higher, a single storey over cellar set into slope of ground, breaking forward under gables and corresponding to 1st floor of rest of house. Projecting single storey wing under asymmetrical gables, between 1st and 2nd bays. Ground floor has sashed window with gazing bars to 2nd bay. 3rd and 4th bays have casement windows. 1st floor has sashed window with glazing bars and margin lights to 1st bay, other bays have C20 wooden cross mullioned windows, chamfered inside, with applied lead strips to glazing, said to copy original windows. Corbelled gable-end stacks with round shafts, similar cross-axial stack has 2 round shafts Entrance to 3rd bay has gabled slate slab porch and 2-panel door; bell on bracket above. North east facade of one storey and 3 bays, windows are sashed with glazing bars and margin lights; similar paired doors to central entrance up steps. South west facade has single storey gabled wing with window to north west. South east facade of 3 bays, the 3rd bay projecting under gable; sashed windows with glazing bars, that to 3rd bay with margin light; 2nd bay of ground floor has entrance with panelled door, and small flanking casement windows. Gable- end stack with round shaft. Interior has some chamfered beams; iron hooks in Kitchen ceiling; fielded panel spice cupboard door. Early C18 6-panel door and 3-pane fielded panel door with narrow central panel. slate shelves in cellar and water pump in wing. 1st floor has 2-fielded panel doors and some plank and muntin partitioning, not early. Wooden spiral stair to attic which has fishbone roof and truss with wooden hook and wide-boarded door with wood studes, latch and handle strap hinges.
Listing NGR: SD3737499958
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 76748
- 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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