Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Matthews | |
| parish |
Dent parish, once in
Yorkshire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD67958859 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD68
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | SD6788 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| MATTHEWS / / / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484291 / SD6795388598 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Farmhouse, now dwelling, with attached outbuilding. Probably late C17 or early C18; altered and probably raised. Mixed random rubble, the front white-washed; stone slate roof. Single-depth 2-unit plan on north-south axis, facing east, with out-building attached at north end and lean-to addition to rear of 1st unit. | ||
| EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 3 windows; with a wide gabled porch offset slightly to the right, a square 4-pane sash to the left and a narrow fire-window left of that, a smaller 4-pane sash to the right, a similar 4-pane sash above the left of the porch and large 12-pane sashes to left and right. Gable chimneys, that to left corbelled from 1st floor level. Low outbuilding continued to right, with garage door. Rear: appears to be on lower ground, with a basement storey; large lean-to covers lower part of south end and centre, and next to this is a small stair-window, one square window to the basement and another above that; doorway to outbuilding. | ||
| INTERIOR: not inspected, but said to contain "the remains of a farmhouse known as Matthews" (1984 list). Forms group with barn approx. 5m west (qv). | ||
| placename:- | Matthews | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD67958859 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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