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placename:- Cartmel Grammar School
locality:- Cartmel
parish Upper Allithwaite parish, once in Lancashire
county:- Cumbria
school
coordinates:- SD37777928
10Km square:- SD37

1Km square SD3779

photograph

Cartmel Grammar School -- Cartmel -- Upper Allithwaite -- Cumbria / -- Now Cartmel Old Grammar, a residential care home. -- 30.7.2010

old map:- OS County Series (Lan 12 15)

County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
Cartmel Grammar School

placename:- Cartmel Grammar School
school
date:- 1890=1899
period:- 19th century, late; 1890s

source:- OS County Series (Lan 12)

County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
Cartmel Free Grammar School (Endowed)

placename:- Cartmel Free Grammar School
date:- 1847=1851
period:- 19th century, late; 1840s; 1850s

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

Listed Buildings 2010

courtesy of English Heritage
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL / / / LOWER ALLITHWAITE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76954 / SD3777679275
courtesy of English Heritage
Hotel. 1790s, extended 1862 and later. Roughcast stone with stone dressings, the 1862 parts of coursed slate with limestone dressings, hipped slate roofs. South facade of 2 storeys, original part of 4 bays, with 2-bay extension to left, the 2nd bay breaking forward under gable. Original part has rusticated quoins and string course. Round-headed windows to ground floor, segmental-headed windows to 1st floor, all with plaster surrounds, imposts and triple keys; C20 small-paned glazing. Entrance to 1st bay is round-headed, with glazed doors and fanlight with glazing bars. 1st 2 bays have 1st floor sill band, windows are sashed with vertical glazing bars, 2nd bay has canted bay window with hipped roof. Datestone to gable. 2 cross-axial stacks and return lateral stack. Left return of 3 bays similar, plaster aprons to windows; central entrance has timber porch and C20 door in glazed doorcase. Right return has small single storey extension with pedimented gables to south and east, round-headed window to south and round-headed window over blocked door. To rear of this a later range of 2 storeys and 3 bays with top-hung casements to north. North elevation of original part has C20 lean-to extension with lean-to extension to 1st floor with continuous glazing, segmental-headed windows. To right, 2 bays with sashes and casements.

placename:- Grammar School, The
district:- South Lakeland
listed building
coordinates:- SD37777927
date:- 2010
period:- 2010s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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