The Wool Shop
THE WOOL SHOP, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383992
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Wool Shop
- Statutory Address:
- THE WOOL SHOP, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383992
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Wool Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WOOL SHOP, MAIN STREET
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:
- THE WOOL SHOP, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dent
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 70516 86960
Details
DENT
SD7086 MAIN STREET, Dent Town
162-1/25/198 (South side)
16/03/54 The Wool Shop
(Formerly Listed as:
MAIN STREET
Middleton's Shop and adjoining house)
GV II
Small house, now shop. Probably late C17 or early C18, altered
in later C18 or early C19. Random rubble (the front painted
white), stone slate roof. Single-depth 3-unit plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 low storeys and 4 windows grouped 1:3. The ground
floor has a doorway in the centre with a panelled and
part-glazed door, and a deep stone lintel which has C17 carved
decoration (lozenges, flowers, etc.); a large oblong 18-pane
shop window to the left, and a large almost-square 15-pane
shop window to the right. The upper floor has 16-pane sashes
above the doorway and to the left, and a larger 20-pane sash
to the right, all hornless and with exposed boxes. Further to
the left there is a similar sashed window on each floor. Large
square chimney on ridge at junction to left. Rear: small
doorway offset right, with drip-band over it, a round-headed
1-light window above and to the right (with glazing bars), a
3-light mullioned window to the left at ground floor with a
drip-band, an altered 3-light window above this, and one
window on each floor at the right-hand end, the upper sashed
with glazing bars.
INTERIOR: not inspected. Forms group with house adjoining to
the right (qv) and with Post Office adjoining to the left
(qv).
Listing NGR: SD7051686960
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484424
- 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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