Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | folly, Whoof House | |
| locality:- | Whoof House | |
| parish |
Wetheral parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| folly | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY44525637 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY45
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | NY4456 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| FOLLY EAST OF WHOOF HOUSE / / / WETHERAL / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 77699 / NY4452056374 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Folly, formerly east window in Arthuret Church. Either 1610 or 1650-75, rebuilt in the grounds of Whoof House, 1868. Brick base, red sandstone buttresses, freestone surround and tracery. Window of 6 lights, divided into 2 parts by central mullion, each half having intersecting tracery heads and a large oval at the apex of the arch. Illustrated, Pevsner, Buildings of England (C & W volume), p.199, pl.43; also Bulman & Frith. | ||
| district:- | Carlisle | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY44525637 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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