Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Crosses, The | |
| parish |
Windermere parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s; cross | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY41090008 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY40
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | NY4100 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| THE CROSSES / / / WINDERMERE TOWN / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 351650 / NY4109500086 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| C17. This was the original farmhouse (new one dated 1897). White-washed stone rubble, old slate roof, 2 low storeys. Slate lean-to canopy over modern door. 5 windows on ground floor and 2 above, mostly 6-paned sashes. Former barn extends to right under same roof, with arrow slits and garage door, loft door and stable door. Interior has exposed crucks upstairs. Was birthplace of Adam Walker, self-taught inventor, philosopher, and friend of Priestley (oxygen). | ||
| placename:- | Crosses, The | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY41090008 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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