Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Hawkshead Town Hall | |
| parish |
Hawkshead parish, once in
Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| town hall | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD35209811 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD39
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | SD3598 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| HAWKSHEAD TOWN HALL / / THE SQUARE / HAWKSHEAD / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76871 / SD3520398110 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Town Hall and house. 1790 enlarged 1887. Slate ground floor, roughcast 1st floor and hipped slate roofs. 2 storeys, 7 bays, the 1st 2 bays recessed and lower, the last 2 bays break back. Ground floor has elliptical-headed arches with impost bands, originally open, flat band over. Arches now infilled, with small-paned glazing, Y-tracery window to 1st bay, entrance to 3rd bay. 1st floor has sashed windows with glazing bars, those to 2nd to 7th bays are round-headed in round-headed recesses. 2 datestones recording building and extension. Left return has 2 round-headed windows and entrance; 1st floor Venetian window, sashed with glazing bars, most lights blocked. Right return has lean-to extension and small porch. 2 ventilators to roof ridge. Rear is set into hill. Central 3 bays form original building. 1st 2 bays form house. | ||
| placename:- | Hawkshead Town Hall | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD35209811 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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