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placename:- Ivy Cottage
parish Dent parish, once in Yorkshire
county:- Cumbria
building/s
coordinates:- SD70518699
10Km square:- SD78
References Listed Buildings 2010

1Km square SD7086

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

Listed Buildings 2010

courtesy of English Heritage
IVY COTTAGE / / MAIN STREET / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484414 / SD7051886999
courtesy of English Heritage
House; unoccupied at time of inspection (July 1994 and April 1995). Probably earlier C19; altered. White-washed mixed random rubble with large quoins. Double-depth double-fronted plan, backing onto churchyard.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys plus basement and attic, 2 windows, with a square-headed doorway up 3 steps, flanked by 4-pane sashes at ground- and 1st-floor levels and square 2-light casements at 2nd floor, all these openings collectively offset to the right; plus a rectangular 4-pane fixed window to the left at ground floor, and a basement opening to the right now protected by raked wooden shutters. Large lateral chimneys at both original gables. Bracketed oversailing roof verge to left. Left gable wall has doorway near rear corner, very small window to right, one small 1-light window above and another at attic level. Rear has various small windows.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Forms group with gateway to churchyard (qv) adjoining rear left corner, Sedgwick Cottage (qv) to left of that, former Midland Bank (qv) adjoining to the right, the Church of St Andrew (qv) to the rear, and the George and Dragon opposite (qv).

placename:- Ivy Cottage
district:- South Lakeland
listed building
coordinates:- SD70518699
date:- 2010
period:- 2010s

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