Description

SD 5192 NE & KENDAL THORNY HILLS SD 5292 NW

8 & 9/165 Nos 1 & 2 (Kirkbie Kendal Lower School) 24-4-51 (formerly girls High School) G.V. II 2 houses, now school. 1823 by Francis and George Webster for Isaac and William Wilson. Later additions and alterations. Tooled ashlar with corner pilasters on plinth; 1st floor sill band and 2nd floor lintel band. Dentilled eaves cornice and moulded cast-iron gutter. Hipped, graduated slate roof with large glazed dormer to left; stone mid and end chimneys. 3 storeys, 7 bays overall (3:1:1:1:1). Semicircular-headed carriage arch, now blocked with inserted casement, in recessed central bay. Right-hand block has part-glazed double door and semicircular fanlight in central porch; single sash in recessed surround to either side. Left-hand block has glazed double door and radiating fanlight in semicircular-headed architrave; single sash in recessed surround to either side. 7 windows to each upper floor, mainly sashes. 3-bay south return has sash to right of inserted porch; sashes with glazing bars to each upper floor. All 2nd floor sashes are shorter. C20 additions and extensions of no interest. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SD5201992770

External Links

• Wikidata Q26438771

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