Waterside House

NY 42 SW, 6/150

MATTERDALE, A592 (south-east side), Watermillock, Waterside House

II

House and stable range. House has date stone: "T & AC/1771" but probably earlier C18, stable range has date stone: "T&A/C/1859". Roughcast stone and stone rubble, slate roofs. 2 storeys, U-plan. House forms north-east range of 4 irregular bays. Modillioned cornice. Windows to 1st 2 bays are sashed with glazing bars, 2nd bay has 3-light single-chamfered-mullioned window, with sashes, and paired sashes above. 3rd bay has 2 small-paned windows of 2 lights to ground floor, 4th bay has 3-light window with chamfered reveals and flat-faced mullions, small-paned casements. 1st floor has paired horizontally-sliding sashes with glazing bars to 3rd bay, sashed window to 4th bay. Entrance near centre with part-glazed door. Gable-end stacks and cross-axial stack. Left return has French windows and 1st floor large sashed window with glazing bars. Rear has outshuts under catslide roofs and end gabled wing with large 6-light polygonal bay window with small-paned glazing. Entrance has dated lintel. 3-light chamfered wooden-mullioned window with leaded glazing to outshut to right. Adjoining north-west wing has elliptical-arched through passage with ashlar dressings and date stone over; canted oriel to left has sashed windows and hipped roof; small windows to right. External stair in passage. South-west range is outbuilding of stone rubble, partly converted as part of house, has inserted windows and entrances to left hand end; brick lateral stack. Rear has large elliptical-headed entrance, with smaller entrance and window in former entrance to left. Interior not inspected, possibly has features of interest, e.g. chamfered beams and 2-fielded-panel doors.

Listing NGR: NY4470522376