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| folly, Coniston | ||
| civil parish:- | Coniston (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | folly | |
| coordinates:- | SD30599801 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3098 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 BZL06.jpg (taken 15.10.2013)  BZL07.jpg Date stone:- "J. G. M. / 1855." (taken 15.10.2013) |
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| The building was the hunt kennels, hidden by a gothic facade. |
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| James Garth Marhsall bought Monk Coniston estate in 1835, he inherited a fortuune
from his father in the flax trade in Leeds, Yorkshire. |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- eye catcher |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "EYE CATCHER APPROXIMATELY 202 METRES NORTH EAST OF SHEPERD BRIDGE / / / CONISTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76779 / SD3059198016" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Eye catcher. C18 or early C19. Stone rubble. Screen wall with remains of 2-storey lean-to to structure to rear. Top projecting parapet remains in part. End projecting turrets with projecting parapets. Central pointed arch, partially blocked with remains of quatrefoil and blocked square window above. Arch flanked by large blocked arrow slits. Turrets have blocked slot windows with arrow slits above. Right return wall remains, with openings at ground and 1st floor level. To rear are remains of floors and footings of left return and rear walls. Built for one of the large houses on the shore of Coniston Water." |
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 BZL08.jpg (taken 15.10.2013)  BZL05.jpg (taken 15.10.2013) |
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