Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Aitken House | |
| locality:- | Broughton in Furness | |
| parish |
Broughton West parish, once
in Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD21208760 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD28
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | SD2187 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| THE SQUARE CAFE, HILLSIDE AND AITKEN HOUSE / / THE SQUARE / BROUGHTON WEST / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75834 / SD2120187608 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| 3 houses, one now part cafe. Probably c1760. Far Gilpin Sawrey. Roughcast stone with slate roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays, but 5th bay of 3 storeys. Windows are monstly sashed, some with vertical glazing bars; ground fluor has casement window to 1st bay and bay window with hipped roof to 2nd bay. Entrance to The Square Cafe up steps with lean-to canopy, basement entrance to left. Entrances have half-glazed doors. Gable-end stacks and 2 cross-axial stacks. The Square Cafe has stair with Chinese pattern balustrade and 2-panel doors with some H-L hinges. Built as part of planned town square, an unusual feature in a Cumbrian village. | ||
| placename:- | Aitken House | |
| other name:- | Square Cafe | |
| other name:- | Hillside | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD21208760 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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