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North Lodge

A Grade II Listed Building in Allonby, Cumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7789 / 54°46'43"N

Longitude: -3.4297 / 3°25'46"W

OS Eastings: 308138

OS Northings: 543599

OS Grid: NY081435

Mapcode National: GBR 4FH5.8P

Mapcode Global: WH6Z9.941S

Plus Code: 9C6RQHHC+G4

Entry Name: North Lodge

Listing Date: 11 April 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1276114

English Heritage Legacy ID: 410400

ID on this website: 101276114

Location: Allonby, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA15

County: Cumberland

District: Allerdale

Civil Parish: Allonby

Built-Up Area: Allonby

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Allonby Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: Gatehouse

Description


NY 04 SE ALLONBY ALLONBY

6/1 North Lodge and Nos. 1-6 North Lodge (consecutive) 11.4.67 II

Almshouses owned by a Quaker Trust. Early C19 for Thomas Richardson. Cement rendered walls with angle pilasters and eaves modillions. Graduated greenslate roof, hipped over central house, with cement rendered chimney stacks. Central 2-storey, 3-bay house (North Lodge) with flanking single-storey, 2-bay cottages (Nos. 2 & 3 and 4 & 5), ending in 2-storey, single-bay gabled houses (Nos. 1 & 6). North Lodge has C20 door with patterned overlight within Tuscan porch. Casement windows with glazing bars in painted architraves. Cottages have C20 doors and casement windows in painted architraves. Nos. 1 & 6 have C20 side doors with overlight and triple sash windows with glazing bars in painted architraves. Parson & White's, History & Directory, 1829 p.309 states "Thomas Richardson, Esq., of Stamford Hill, near London, is a native of this town, where he has lately built a handsome mansion for his occasional residence. The two wings of the building are formed into six cottages, in which Mr Richardson generously allows as many poor families to live rent free."

Listing NGR: NY0813843599

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