Museum Of Lakeland Life And Industry is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. Museum.
Museum Of Lakeland Life And Industry
- WRENN ID
- stark-kitchen-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1951
- Type
- Museum
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 5192 SE KENDAL KIRKLAND (Off East side)
11/74 Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry 24-4-51 (previously listed as Outbuildings of Abbot Hall)
G.V. II
Stables and carriage entrance to Abbot Hall, now Museum (opened 1971). Probably c1759 by John Carr of York for Colonel George Wilson; said to be built on site of original Hall. Limestone blocks, with quoins, on plinth; impost bands to projecting central and end bays, dentilled cornice and blocking-course to central bay. Hipped, graduated slate roofs; pyramidal roof, with small lantern to central bay. Symmetrical east elevation. 7 bays overall (1:2:1:2:1): Taller central bay set forward; semicircular-headed carriage arch, now glazed museum entrance, with oval window above. 2 semicircular-headed windows to bays on either side. Bay set forward to each end has 2 blind semicircular-headed arches separated by pilaster.
Listing NGR: SD5165292188
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