Listed buildings in Scalthwaiterigg
Scalthwaiterigg is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It contained three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish was manly rural, and the listed buildings consisted of a farmhouse, a bridge over a river, and a bridge over a railway.
Buildings
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Hall 54.34158°N 2.70884°W |
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16th century (probable) | A farmhouse that was extended in the 18th and 19th centuries, it is in stone with a slate roof. The west front has three storeys and three bays, and there is a single-storey gabled extension to the rear. Most of the windows are sashes, and there is a round-headed stair window at the rear.[2] |
| Laverock Bridge 54.35008°N 2.71599°W |
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17th or 18th century (probable) | The bridge carries a road over River Mint. It is in stone and consists of a single segmental arch. The bridge has a band, low parapets, abutments that curve outwards, and a carriageway about 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide.[3] |
| Railway overbridge 54.34993°N 2.70717°W |
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c.1846 | The bridge was built by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, later the West Coast Main Line, whose engineer was Joseph Locke. It carries Paddy Lane over the railway, and is in limestone. The bridge consists of a single round arch with voussoirs, a band, an impost band, and a coped parapet.[4] |
References
Citations
Sources
- Historic England, "Benson Hall, Scalthwaiterigg (1311740)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 May 2017
- Historic England, "Laverock Bridge, Scalthwaiterigg (1335957)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 May 2017
- Historic England, "Railway overbridge, Scalthwaiterigg (1157874)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 May 2017
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 30 April 2017
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