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Old Stables Approximately 50 Metres North East of Levens Hall, Cottages Attached to North West and South; and Gate Piers Attached to North East Corner and Walls

A Grade II* Listed Building in Levens, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2595 / 54°15'34"N

Longitude: -2.7754 / 2°46'31"W

OS Eastings: 349587

OS Northings: 485150

OS Grid: SD495851

Mapcode National: GBR 9M15.YV

Mapcode Global: WH838.B6MD

Plus Code: 9C6V765F+RV

Entry Name: Old Stables Approximately 50 Metres North East of Levens Hall, Cottages Attached to North West and South; and Gate Piers Attached to North East Corner and Walls

Listing Date: 21 November 1952

Last Amended: 16 November 1984

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1318992

English Heritage Legacy ID: 75545

ID on this website: 101318992

Location: Leasgill, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA8

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Levens

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Levens St John

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


SD 48 NE LEVENS A6 (West side)

1/26 Old stables approx
50m North-East of
21.11.52. Levens Hall (q.v.),
cottages attached to
North-West and South;
and gate piers attached
to North-East Corner
- (formerly listed as part
of Levens Hall with old
stables and entrance gate
piers) and walls.

G.V. II*

Former stables, now houses, attached cottages, walls and gate piers. Probably
mid C16 with late C17 remodelling; cottages added to North-West and South;
converted to houses mid C20. Stone rubble walls with sandstone dressings.
steeply-pitched graduated greenslate roof with stone ridge; and chimneys with
paired or single round shafts. 2 storeys. Entrance front (to East): 8
windows, irregular, 2- and 3-light casements with chamfered stone mullions; 4
board doors in chamfered stone surrounds. Garden front: 8 windows, irregular,
mostly 2-, 3- or 4-light casements with leaded glazing and chamfered stone
mullions, some C20. Original vent slits to upper storey, glazed C20 door in
corniced moulded surround. Gate piers part octagonal with moulded shafts
surmounted by ball finials and flanked by semicircular-headed blank niches. See
R.C.H.M. p155.


Listing NGR: SD4958785150

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