Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | High House | |
| parish |
Caldbeck parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY34203704 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY33
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | NY3437 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| HIGH HOUSE / / / CALDBECK / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72423 / NY3420537043 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Farmhouse and barn now 2 houses. Probably mid C17 with C18 barn. Mixed limestone and cobble rubble under graduated greenslate roof with stone ridge chimney stacks. High House 2 storeys, 4 bays with single-bay extension to left. Barn End 2 bays, all under common roof; lower former barn adjoins to right. High House has plank door in chamfered stone surround. 2-light chamfered stone-mullioned windows, 2 with mullions removed. C19 sash window over entrance and C20 window to right. Extension has blocked doorway with 2-light opening and C20 2-light window above. Barn End has plank door in C20 surround dated and inscribed C.C. B.H. 1977. Small chamfered-surround window over doorway and 2-light stone-mullioned window to right over similar window with mullion removed. Barn has 2 doorways and end plank door. Rear of High House has contemporary stair projection with small chamfered openings. Tudor-arched doorway and small chamfered openings. Rear of Barn End has 2-light stone-mullioned window and similar window below with mullion removed. Rear of barn has slit vents. | ||
| placename:- | High House | |
| district:- | Allerdale | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY34203704 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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