Listed buildings in Wasdale

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Wasdale is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is in the Lake District National Park. It contains the village of Nether Wasdale and the community of Wasdale Head, together with the countryside, moorland and mountains surrounding Wastwater. The listed buildings comprise two churches, two farmhouses and associated buildings, two bridges, a boundary stone, and a maypole.

Wasdale is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England (258 feet). The population of Wasdale was only minimal and, from the 2011 Census is included in the parish of Gosforth.

Civil parish territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Borough of Copeland Borough and Non-metropolitan district in England

The Borough of Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Whitehaven. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Whitehaven, Ennerdale Rural District and Millom Rural District. The population of the Non-Metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 70,603.

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II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
St Olav's Church
54°28′02″N3°15′13″W / 54.46710°N 3.25351°W / 54.46710; -3.25351 (St Olav's Church)
StOlafsChurchWasdaleHead.jpg
A small church in pebbledashed stone on a plinth with walls 3 feet (0.91 m) thick and 5 feet (1.5 m) high, overhanging eaves, and a slate roof with stone copings. It is in a single cell, with a bellcote on the west gable. The windows are mullioned with hood moulds. [2] [3]
St Michael's Church
54°25′28″N3°21′02″W / 54.42450°N 3.35043°W / 54.42450; -3.35043 (St Michael's Church)
Nether Wasdale church (geograph 4701027).jpg
The north aisle was added in 1830. The church has a domestic appearance, it is in pebbledashed stone, and has a slate roof with stone copings. The church consists of a single cell with a north aisle and a bellcote on the west gable. Inside the church the ceiling has decorative bosses, and paintings including texts and the royal arms of George III. [2] [4]
Stang Ends, farm cottage,
barn and house
54°25′15″N3°21′39″W / 54.42076°N 3.36078°W / 54.42076; -3.36078 (Stang Ends)
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Originally a cottage and a barn, the barn was remodelled and the house was added in 1778. The cottage and house are pebbledashed, the barn is in stone with quoins, and the roofs are slated. There are two storeys, the cottage has a symmetrical front of three bays with a central doorway and mullioned windows containing casements. The house to the right has two bays, sash windows, and a round-headed stair window at the rear. The barn to the left has three bays, a partly blocked door and two loft doors. [5]
Craghouse Bridge
54°24′38″N3°22′51″W / 54.41047°N 3.38079°W / 54.41047; -3.38079 (Craghouse Bridge)
Craghouse Bridge.jpg
The bridge carries a road over he River Irt. It is in stone, and consists of a single segmental arch with a span about 30 feet (9.1 m) and a roadway 6.5 feet (2.0 m) wide. The parapet is 3 feet (0.91 m) high with flat copings and splayed ends. [6]
Row Bridge
54°28′06″N3°15′24″W / 54.46822°N 3.25672°W / 54.46822; -3.25672 (Row Bridge)
Row Bridge at Wasdale Head.jpg
A packhorse bridge consisting of a single segmental arch with a span of about 15 feet (4.6 m) and a pathway about 3 feet (0.91 m) wide. It is constructed of slate wedges, end-on, and is self-supporting. There is no parapet, and the pathway is concreted. [7]
Woodhow Farmhouse,
byres, walls, and pump
54°25′34″N3°19′37″W / 54.42604°N 3.32699°W / 54.42604; -3.32699 (Woodhow Farmhouse)
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1757The house is pebbledashed, the byre range is in stone with quoins, there are two storeys, and the roofs are in slate. The house has three bays, a central doorway with a moulded head, one casement window and three sash windows, all in stone surrounds. The byre range to the east has three bays, three doors, two fixed windows and two loft doors. At the rear is a lead pump dated 1826 in stone housing with a shaped head. In front of the house is a stone area wall. [8]
Boundary stone
54°26′59″N3°17′06″W / 54.44978°N 3.28487°W / 54.44978; -3.28487 (Boundary stone)
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The boundary stone is in sandstone. It consists of a block about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, with a weathered inscription on the west face. [9]
Maypole
54°25′27″N3°21′03″W / 54.42420°N 3.35081°W / 54.42420; -3.35081 (Maypole)
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1897The maypole was erected to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It consists of a chamfered sandstone plinth and a tapering cast iron column about 30 feet (9.1 m) high. On the lower part of the column is a crown in low relief, and on the plinth is an inscribed brass plaque. [10]

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