Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Asby Hall | |
| locality:- | Great Asby | |
| parish |
Asby parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68261327 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY61
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| 1Km square | NY6813 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| ASBY HALL, AREA RAILINGS AND CENTRAL GATE / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73242 / NY6826713270 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| House, dated 1694 and enlarged mid C18. Coursed squared rubble with quoins. Remains of C17 structure in east wall (quoins, plinth, and window surrounds) show it was half present depth. Graduated slate roof has stepped and corniced stone end chimneys; moulded wooden eaves. Front elevation 3 storeys, 3 bays (symmetrical); wet-dashed. Central part-glazed door has traceried segmental head in doorcase with Tuscan pilasters and dated coat of arms above. Single sash to each floor above door, tripartite sash to each floor at either end. Rear elevation of 4 bays has tripartite sash to left and single sash to right on each floor; steps up to part-glazed door with large sash stair window above; full height transomed window with stone surround to servants' stair. All windows have glazing bars. Internally the panelled doors, dado rails (some with Vitruvian scrolls), closed string servants' stair and cut string main stair (with its turned balusters, fluted rectangular newels and ramped handrail) survive. Of the C18 coriniced fireplaces remaining, that in the 1st floor front (east) room has bayleaf and rosette decoration; in the same room is a glazed corner cupboard with internal wooden ribbed semidome and shaped shelves. The area railings stand on a low wall in front of the house. A wrought-iron scrollwork panel separates groups of standards to either side of the large central double gate which has on ornate overthrow, openwork spearhead standards and scrollwork decoration. Probably mid C19. | ||
| placename:- | Asby Hall | |
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building -- railings; gate | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68261327 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| BYRE/BARN TO SOUTH EAST OF ASBY HALL / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73245 / NY6829413261 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Byre/barn. Early C19. Coursed rubble with quoins. Graduated slate roof. 2 storeys. 2 planked doors into byre on north wall; wagon door with segmental head on west side with loft access above. C20 lean-to garage at south end is not included. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building -- barn | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68291326 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| BYRE RANGE TO NORTH EAST OF ASBY HALL / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73244 / NY6827913285 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Byre range, mid C18 with later additions. Squared, snecked rubble with quoins; lime-washed. Stone ridge to graduated slate roof. Single storey with loft access in north gable. West elevation has window in stone surround to left; straight joint separates north end (built at right-angles on plinth) from rest of building. 2 planked doors and 4 windows are arranged symmetrically (one window is inserted in blocked central wagon door). Corrugated iron barn to south is not included. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68271328 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| BARN RANGE TO NORTH WEST OF ASBY HALL / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73246 / NY6825013267 | ||
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| Barn range with attached animal houses, mid C18 with later additions. Coursed, squared rubble with quoins; lime-washed. Stone ridge to graduated slate roof with stone coping and kneeler to north end; on east side, stone flags to eaves and byre outshut to south end. 1 1/2 storeys. Right-hand jamb of planked door marks south end of original building which has one full height wagon door with segmental head to left and, to right, two lower wagon doors with segmental heads, hoodmoulds, and loft access above. South end of main building has 2 windows with blocked stone window surround between and loft access above; to right is planked door (mentioned above). An attached range of outbuildings is set back to the south under a single pitch roof. A lean-to pigsty is built on at the north end of the building. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building -- barn | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68251326 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| FORECOURT WALL, RAILINGS AND STONE GATEPOSTS TO NORTH OF ASBY HALL / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73243 / NY6824513310 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Low wall to either side of central gate (C20, wooden) has rusticated stone pier with cornice at each end. Cast-iron railings to top of wall have lobed standards and urn finials. Probably mid C19 as present arrangement does not appear on 1840 tithe map (this shows an offset entrance). | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building -- railings; gate piers | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY68241331 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| hearsay |
Tall, painted black and white, built 1694. Once owned by the
Musgrave Family.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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