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| Blue Bell Inn, Alston | ||
| Blue Bell Inn | ||
| locality:- | Townfoot | |
| locality:- | Alston | |
| civil parish:- | Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| coordinates:- | NY71724644 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7146 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY74 | |
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 BMI79.jpg Innsign, a blue bell. (taken 7.7.2006)  BMI78.jpg (taken 7.7.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 34 9) placename:- Blue Bell Inn |
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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:- Blue Bell Hotel item:- date stone (1680); date stone (1746) |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "BLUE BELL HOTEL / / A686 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73076 / NY7172746434" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Hotel, dated 1680 and 1746; later additions and alterations. Original building to right: Ashlar with rusticated quoins, lst floor band, and chamfered rubble plinth. Extension to left: Coursed, squared rubble with quoins. Graduated stoneflag roof overall; stone chimneys. Original symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay front has 2 steps up to central panelled door. Tripartite sash on either side to both floors with central 1st floor sash. All windows with glazing bars. 2-storey, 3-bay extension has recessed panelled door up steps. 2 paired sashes to right and one above, next to canted wooden oriel window. 1680 date on reset lintel to rear and 1746 date on lintel in situ, both now internal." |
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