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Old School

A Grade II Listed Building in Beetham, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2081 / 54°12'29"N

Longitude: -2.7714 / 2°46'17"W

OS Eastings: 349784

OS Northings: 479423

OS Grid: SD497794

Mapcode National: GBR 9M2S.S8

Mapcode Global: WH83G.DHJC

Plus Code: 9C6V665H+6C

Entry Name: Old School

Listing Date: 20 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1335714

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76599

ID on this website: 101335714

Location: Beetham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA7

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Beetham

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Beetham St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


SD 4979 BEETHAM STANLEY STREET,
(North side) Beetham

9/11 Old School


II

Former School now Village Hall. Rebuilt in 1827 on site of Grammar School
founded in 1663. Limestone rubble walls with roughly-dressed limestone quoins
and window surrounds; graduated greenslate roof with stone ridge. Roughly
T-shaped plan. Single storey. Blocked doorway in South-West gable; inserted
doorway in return has board door. Pointed-arched windows to all but North-East
elevation, that in South-East gable with traceried glazing bars: all others
blocked but said to have leaded glazing. Chimney on South-East gable and
corniced bell-cote in dressed limestone surmounted by pyramid on South-West
gable.


Listing NGR: SD4992079055

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