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| Alston House, Alston | ||
| Alston House | ||
| locality:- | Townfoot | |
| locality:- | Alston | |
| civil parish:- | Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| coordinates:- | NY71724639 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7146 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY74 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 34 9) placename:- Alston House |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Hillcrest Hotel |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HILLCREST HOTEL / / A686 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73073 / NY7172646387" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Hotel, mid C18 with later alterations. 1775 plan of Alston shows that building originally had end wings projecting on west side; probably taken down when road was widened in C19. Central section intact. Ashlar with chamfered plinth. Blocking to ends, coursed squared rubble with quoins. C20 artificial slate roof with corniced stone chimneys; stone coping with kneelers to north end. 2 storeys and attic; 8 bays overall. All sashes with attic windows smaller. Entrance through C20 flat-roofed porch to right-hand bay of central block; stepped buttress to right. Late C19 canted bay on extreme right has single pointed window to each side. Single-storey additions to north and south ends not included." |
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