Bunkershill Centre House East End West End

BUNKERSHILL, ORTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1372269
Date first listed:
01-May-1957
List Entry Name:
Bunkershill Centre House East End West End
Statutory Address:
BUNKERSHILL, ORTON ROAD
Bunkershill House, Carlisle
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Date:
2002-09-17
Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1372269
Date first listed:
01-May-1957
List Entry Name:
Bunkershill Centre House East End West End
Statutory Address 1:
BUNKERSHILL, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address 2:
CENTRE HOUSE, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address 3:
EAST END, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address 4:
WEST END, ORTON ROAD

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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.

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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:
BUNKERSHILL, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address:
CENTRE HOUSE, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address:
EAST END, ORTON ROAD
Statutory Address:
WEST END, ORTON ROAD

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

District:
Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Beaumont
National Grid Reference:
NY 36774 54673

Details

NY 35 SE BEAUMONT ORTON ROAD (North side) Carlisle 8/27 Bunkershill (West End, Centre House, 1/5/57 East End)

II

House and stables, now 3 dwellings. Probably 1797 for John Milbourn. Painted rendered walls on chamfered painted plinth, raised V-jointed quoins, moulded cornice and parapet; graduated greenslate hipped roof, hidden by parapet, rendered chimney stacks. Originally 2 storeys, 8 bays, now 11 bays, 3 bays right being formerly blank wall for stables now with matching C20 windows. Central C20 door in eared architrave, side lights and moulded triangular pediment. 2 C19 canted bay windows, all other windows being single-pane sashes in painted stone architraves. C20 door to former servants' quarters to extreme left, now West End. C20 door in end wall right to East End, formerly stables. Centre rear has different roof line: 2 storeys, 4 bays, C20 windows. This could be an earlier house, the deeds in the County Record Office going back to 1770.

Listing NGR: NY3677454673

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
78212
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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