Listed buildings in Waterhead, Carlisle

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Waterhead is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". [1] Hadrian's Wall passes through the parish, which is mainly rural. The listed buildings are all houses, farmhouses, or farm buildings.

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.

City of Carlisle City & non-metropolitan district in England

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral. The city has a population of 107,524. and an area of 1,039.97 square kilometres (402 sq mi), making it the largest city in England by area.

Cumbria Ceremonial (geographic) county of England

Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the southwestern tip of the county.

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotes
High House and barn
54°58′58″N2°37′13″W / 54.98290°N 2.62024°W / 54.98290; -2.62024 (High House)
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1677The farmhouse and barn have Welsh slate roofs. The house has a sandstone rear wall and a rendered front wall. There are two storeys and three bays, with a two-bay extension to the left, and a single-bay extension to the rear. The windows are casements with chamfered surrounds. The barn is at right angles to the rear; it is in stone from the Roman Wall, and contains a large cart entrance, a plank door, and ventilation slits. [2]
Lanerton
54°58′38″N2°37′38″W / 54.97727°N 2.62727°W / 54.97727; -2.62727 (Lanerton)
Lannerton Farm, Waterhead.jpg
A farmhouse that was altered in the 19th century, it is in calciferous sandstone from the Roman Wall, and has a green slate roof with stepped gables. The house has two storeys and three bays, and a single-storey extension to the right with a Welsh slate roof. On the front is a gabled porch that has a doorway with a pointed arch, and the windows are chamfered and mullioned. [3]
The Hill
54°59′42″N2°35′20″W / 54.99488°N 2.58895°W / 54.99488; -2.58895 (The Hill)
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A stuccoed house on a chamfered plinth, with quoins, a moulded cornice, and a Welsh slate roof. It has two storeys and five bays. The doorway has an architrave, and the sash windows have plain surrounds; one has been converted into a French window. [4]
Orchard House
54°59′41″N2°34′35″W / 54.99465°N 2.57649°W / 54.99465; -2.57649 (Orchard House)
Orchard House, Waterhead.jpg
The house originated as several houses providing spa accommodation, later a private house. It is in stone on a chamfered plinth, with quoins, a string course, and a hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves. The house has a central block of three storeys and five bays, with flanking bays each of two storeys and four bays. There are two doorways with moulded architraves and gabled porches on Greek Doric columns. The windows are sashes with plain surrounds, and in the right wing are casement windows in the cellar. [5] [6]
Spa Villa
55°00′07″N2°34′22″W / 55.00203°N 2.57266°W / 55.00203; -2.57266 (Spa Villa)
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1815A stone house with quoins and a hipped green slate roof. There are two storeys and six bays, with a lower two-bay extension to the right. The windows are sashes in plain surrounds. The former porch has been converted into a window, and has a segmental pediment. In the extension are segmental-arched openings. [5] [7]
Northrigghill
54°58′46″N2°40′01″W / 54.97942°N 2.66705°W / 54.97942; -2.66705 (Northrigghill)
Farmland south of Northrigg Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1337430.jpg
1836A farmhouse with calciferous sandstone walls and a rendered front, quoins, and a hipped green slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has a quoined surround and a keyed entablature, and the sash windows have plain surrounds. [8]
Birdoswald Farmhouse
54°59′23″N2°36′11″W / 54.98971°N 2.60315°W / 54.98971; -2.60315 (Birdoswald Farmhouse)
Birdoswald farmhouse.jpg
1838The farmhouse, later used for other purposes, incorporates earlier material. It is in stone, mainly rendered, with a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, the south front has four bays, and there is a west tower. On the front is a castellated gabled porch with a datestone. The doorway has a chamfered surround, and the windows have chamfered mullions and surrounds, and they contain sashes. The tower has two stages, and is battlemented. [9] [10]
Farm buildings, Birdoswald Farm
54°59′24″N2°36′13″W / 54.98992°N 2.60353°W / 54.98992; -2.60353 (Birdoswald Farmhouse)
Birdoswald farm buildings.jpg
The farm buildings are in stone with Welsh slate roofs, they have one and two storeys, and surround a yard. The buildings include barns, stabling, and pig sties. The openings include doorways, window, and cart entrances. External steps lead to a first floor loft door. [11]

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Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government.

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.

Nikolaus Pevsner German-born British scholar

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, especially of architecture.

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