Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Lessonhall
	parish	Waverton parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s
	coordinates:-	NY22235018
	10Km square:-	NY25
	1Km square	NY2250
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Lesson Hall
	placename:-	Lesson Hall
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
		Lasenhall
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Lasenhall
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Lasen Hall
		Drawing of a house.
	placename:-	Lasen Hall
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Lasen Hall
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Lasen Hall
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Lasen Hall
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Lasen Hall
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1576
		Map, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576; published 1579-1645.
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		Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.
		Lasen hall
	placename:-	Lasen Hall
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		hamlet
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		LESSON HALL / / / WAVERTON / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72008 / NY2223350183
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Farmhouse. Late C18. Painted incised stucco with eaves cornice and V-jointed quoins. Graduated greenslate roof with stucco chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays with lower single-bay extension to right. 6-panel door in prostyle Tuscan porch with decorated frieze under dentilled cornice. Flanking double sash windows with glazing bars on both floors, single sash with glazing bars over entrance, all in painted stone architraves. Further panelled door in extension and sash windows with glazing bars, all in painted stone surrounds. Rear Venetian stair window with intersecting glazing bars. Adjoining barns are not of interest.
	placename:-	Lesson Hall
	district:-	Allerdale
		listed building
	coordinates:-	NY22235018
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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