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Belsfield Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3618 / 54°21'42"N

Longitude: -2.9211 / 2°55'16"W

OS Eastings: 340242

OS Northings: 496648

OS Grid: SD402966

Mapcode National: GBR 8L10.D5

Mapcode Global: WH82M.3M8H

Plus Code: 9C6V936H+PH

Entry Name: Belsfield Hotel

Listing Date: 7 February 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1241209

English Heritage Legacy ID: 440174

Also known as: The Belsfield Hotel

ID on this website: 101241209

Location: Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA23

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Windermere

Built-Up Area: Bowness-on-Windermere

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Windermere St Martin

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


KENDAL ROAD, BOWNESS
1.
1834
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Belsfield Hotel
SD 4096 3/1
II
2.
Early C19 and Victorian. Large mansion in prominent position overlooking the
lake from a hill top. Italianate style. The whole front facing the lake has
13 windows on each floor, 3 storeys, stuccoed, with heavy modillioned cornice,
quoins, some round-headed windows, a verandah on lake front with slender iron
columns and iron cresting. A 4-storey square tower on northern end of front,
which also has a 3-storeyed bay window. Windows have moulded stone architraves.
Interior has plaster ornamented and gilt ceilings, friezes and cornices, plaster
panelled walls and door frames, painted doors with floral cartouche. Iron
staircase balustrading with mahogany handrail. Present bar has Adam-style
ceiling with octagonal panelling, painted ovals etc.


Listing NGR: SD4024296647

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