Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | Penrith Meeting House | |
| locality:- | Penrith | |
| parish |
Penrith town, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| meeting house; quaker meeting | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY51633041 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY53
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| References |
Butler 1978
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| 1Km square | NY5130 | |
 meeting house, Penrith -- Penrith -- Penrith -- Cumbria / -- 2.8.2008 | ||
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSE / / MEETING HOUSE LANE / PENRITH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 72900 / NY5164330404 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Late C17 foundation, but present building circa 1690, enlarged 1718, north gallery 1720, enlarged again 1805. Roughcast over stone. Plain windowless wall to street. Entrance in gabled rear wing, with boarded door in chamfered doorcase, two 12-paned sash windows. Small room on south end formed out of space under gallery, with a fireplace. Pine panelling. The first dissenting place of worship in Penrith. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY51643040 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| old map:- |
Backhouse 1773
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| labelled:- | ||
| Penrith / 3.5 | ||
| meeting day Thursday | ||
| nearby market day Tuesday | ||
| other name:- | Penrith meeting | |
| locality:- | Penrith | |
| locality:- | Strickland | |
| county:- | Westmoreland | |
| date:- | 1773 | |
| period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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