Old Cumbria Gazetteer - school, Crosby Ravensworth (2)


	school, Crosby Ravensworth (2)
	Monks Bridge
	Crosby Ravensworth School
locality:-	Crosby Ravensworth
civil parish:-	Crosby Ravensworth (formerly Westmorland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	buildings
locality type:-	school (ex)
coordinates:-	NY62231488
1Km square:-	NY6214
10Km square:-	NY61
references:-	OS County Series

MN photo:-	Now a house named for the bridge near by.
	BSG62.jpg (taken 12.3.2010) BSG63.jpg Inscription over door:- "Ingredere ut proficias" (taken 12.3.2010)

evidence:-	old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 14 16)
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. "Endowed School"

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1823 part 2 p.323 "Rosegill, Oct. 2." "..." "CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, founded about the year 1630, by the Rev. Wm. Willan, Vicar of this parish, who gave 100l. to it, which was afterwards laid out on land. In 1784 the School was rebuilt at the expence of Wm. Dent, esq. of London, a native of this parish, who, with his brother Robert, and Anne Viscountess of Andover, contributed to increase its revenues by the gift of 500l. which was invested in South Sea Annuities."

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Monks' Bridge House
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "MONKS' BRIDGE HOUSE / / / CROSBY RAVENSWORTH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74033 / NY6222914883"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "House, originally school. Built 1666; remodelled 1784 for William Dent. 2 inscriptions: One, in Roman lettering on frieze: "THIS SCHOOL was rebuilt by a private Benefactor in the year of our LORD 1784". The second, in script on the door lintel: "Ingredere ut proficia". Ashlar with chamfered plinth and rusticated quoins; coursed, squared rubble to gable ends. Graduated slate roof with stone copings and kneelers. 'T'-shaped plan. Single storey. Plank door in pedimented architrave with single fixed window to right and paired window to wing on left, all with impost blocks and keystones to semicircular-headed stone surrounds. Large semicircular-headed casements to gable ends. Corniced stone chimney over south gable, bellcote over west, and ornate ball finial over east."

	Click to enlarge BSG64.jpg Inscription:- "THIS SCHOOL was rebuilt by a private Benefactor in the Year of our LORD 1784" (taken 12.3.2010) BSG65.jpg (taken 12.3.2010) BSG77.jpg (taken 12.3.2010) BSG66.jpg School bell. (taken 12.3.2010)

MN photo:-	Three religious texts have been moved from the garden wall to near the new primary school.
	BSG76.jpg Notice on the garden wall about the texts. (taken 12.3.2010) BSG73.jpg Religious text. (taken 12.3.2010) BSG74.jpg Religious text. (taken 12.3.2010) BSG75.jpg Religious text. (taken 12.3.2010)

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