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Works Entrance Lode and Gateway at Vickers Ship and Engineering Limited Kings Gate Including National Westminster Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Barrow Island, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1071 / 54°6'25"N

Longitude: -3.229 / 3°13'44"W

OS Eastings: 319745

OS Northings: 468612

OS Grid: SD197686

Mapcode National: GBR 5NWY.QG

Mapcode Global: WH72P.C1M7

Plus Code: 9C6R4Q4C+RC

Entry Name: Works Entrance Lode and Gateway at Vickers Ship and Engineering Limited Kings Gate Including National Westminster Bank

Listing Date: 20 December 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218444

English Heritage Legacy ID: 388536

ID on this website: 101218444

Location: Barrow Island, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA14

County: Cumbria

District: Barrow-in-Furness

Electoral Ward/Division: Barrow Island

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Barrow-in-Furness

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Barrow-in-Furness St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description



BARROW IN FURNESS

SD1968 MICHAELSON ROAD, Barrow Island
708-1/13/94 (East side)
Works entrance lodge & gateway at
VSEL Kings Gate inc National
Westminster Bank

GV II

Works entrance lodge and gateway, now partly occupied by bank.
c1913. For Vickers Ltd. Snecked red sandstone with ashlar
dressings, slate roof. 2 storeys, 6x6 bays; double depth;
lean-to gatehouse and double gates attached on right. Plinth;
doorways to bays 1 & 4 with 9-panel doors, stone transoms and
overlights; sill band, lintel band and continuous dripmould to
rectangular windows with later casements. 1st floor: sill band
and rock-faced lintels to windows as ground floor. Cornice
surmounted by balustrade in 3 sections; balustrade cornice
returns as end-gable copings. Terracotta ridge tiles with 2
octagonal ridge vents having ogee cupolas; corniced stack to
rear of ridge (now heightened in brick). Adjoining on right is
the workers' entrance with double-chamfered surround having
large keyblock and balustrade over. Iron gates to right have
close bars beneath twin mid-rails, scrollwork and arched rails
above; spear finials and scrolled stiles. Included for group
value.


Listing NGR: SD1974568612

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