Obervatory South Of Tarn Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1985. Observatory.
Obervatory South Of Tarn Bank
- WRENN ID
- fading-buttress-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1985
- Type
- Observatory
- Address
- Obervatory South Of Tarn Bank, Greysouthen
- OS grid reference
- NY 073 296
- Coordinates
- 54.65345, -3.43762
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The observatory south of Tarn Bank is an early 19th-century structure built from calciferous sandstone ashlar. It features a dentilled eaves cornice and is set on a rusticated plinth. The building has a lead domed cupola that is mounted on wheels for turning. It is a single-storey, circular plan with two bays and includes a rectangular porch. The entrance has a plain boarded door framed by a pilastered surround, and there are tall, narrow round-arched windows. This observatory has group value with Tarn Bank.
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