Listed buildings in Wasdale
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Wasdale is a civil parish in the Cumberland district, Cumbria, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is in the Lake District National Park. It contains the village of Nether Wasdale and the community of Wasdale Head, together with the countryside, moorland and mountains surrounding Wastwater. The listed buildings comprise two churches, two farmhouses and associated buildings, two bridges, a boundary stone, and a maypole.
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| align="center" {{Grade II* colour}}|II*
| Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
| align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|II
| Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
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! scope="col" style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Photograph ! scope="col" style="width:120px" |Date ! scope="col" style="width:650px" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col" style="width:50px" |Grade |
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| St Olav's Church {{coord|54.46710 |
| 3.25351|type:landmark|name=St Olav's Church}}
|File:StOlafsChurchWasdaleHead.jpg |align="center"|{{sort|1550|c. 1550}} |A small church in pebbledashed stone on a plinth with walls {{convert|3|ft}} thick and {{convert|5|ft}} high, overhanging eaves, and a slate roof with stone copings. It is in a single cell, with a bellcote on the west gable. The windows are mullioned with hood moulds.{{sfnp|Hyde|Pevsner|2010|p=665|ps=}}{{sfnp|Historic England|1086640|ps=}} |align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}} |
| St Michael's Church {{coord|54.42450 |
| 3.35043|type:landmark|name=St Michael's Church}}
|File:Nether Wasdale church (geograph 4701027).jpg |align="center"|{{sort|1650|17th century}} |The north aisle was added in 1830. The church has a domestic appearance, it is in pebbledashed stone, and has a slate roof with stone copings. The church consists of a single cell with a north aisle and a bellcote on the west gable. Inside the church the ceiling has decorative bosses, and paintings including texts and the royal arms of George III.{{sfnp|Hyde|Pevsner|2010|p=665|ps=}}{{sfnp|Historic England|1343668|ps=}} |align="center" {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|b|II*}} |
| Stang Ends, farm cottage, barn and house {{coord|54.42076 |
| 3.36078|type:landmark|name=Stang Ends}}
|{{centre|—}} |align="center"|{{sort|1735|Early to mid 18th century (probable)}} |Originally a cottage and a barn, the barn was remodelled and the house was added in 1778. The cottage and house are pebbledashed, the barn is in stone with quoins, and the roofs are slated. There are two storeys, the cottage has a symmetrical front of three bays with a central doorway and mullioned windows containing casements. The house to the right has two bays, sash windows, and a round-headed stair window at the rear. The barn to the left has three bays, a partly blocked door and two loft doors.{{sfnp|Historic England|1336021|ps=}} |align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}} |
| Craghouse Bridge {{coord|54.41047 |
| 3.38079|type:landmark|name=Craghouse Bridge}}
|align="center"|{{sort|1750|18th century (probable)}} |The bridge carries a road over he River Irt. It is in stone, and consists of a single segmental arch with a span about {{convert|30|ft}} and a roadway {{convert|6.5|ft}} wide. The parapet is {{convert|3|ft |
|align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}}
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|Row Bridge
{{coord|54.46822|-3.25672|type:landmark|name=Row Bridge}}
|File:Row Bridge at Wasdale Head.jpg
|align="center"|{{sort|1750|18th century (probable)}}
|A packhorse bridge consisting of a single segmental arch with a span of about {{convert|15|ft}} and a pathway about {{convert|3|ft}} wide. It is constructed of slate wedges, end-on, and is self-supporting. There is no parapet, and the pathway is concreted.{{sfnp|Historic England|1343669|ps=}}
|align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}}
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|Woodhow Farmhouse,
byres, walls, and pump
{{coord|54.42604|-3.32699|type:landmark|name=Woodhow Farmhouse}}
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|align="center"|1757
|The house is pebbledashed, the byre range is in stone with quoins, there are two storeys, and the roofs are in slate. The house has three bays, a central doorway with a moulded head, one casement window and three sash windows, all in stone surrounds. The byre range to the east has three bays, three doors, two fixed windows and two loft doors. At the rear is a lead pump dated 1826 in stone housing with a shaped head. In front of the house is a stone area wall.{{sfnp|Historic England|1336047|ps=}}
|align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}}
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|Boundary stone
{{coord|54.44978|-3.28487|type:landmark|name=Boundary stone}}
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|align="center"|{{sort|1865|Mid to late 19th century (probable)}}
|The boundary stone is in sandstone. It consists of a block about {{convert|2|ft}} high, with a weathered inscription on the west face.{{sfnp|Historic England|1343667|ps=}}
|align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}}
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|Maypole
{{coord|54.42420|-3.35081|type:landmark|name=Maypole}}
|{{centre|—}}
|align="center"|1897
|The maypole was erected to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It consists of a chamfered sandstone plinth and a tapering cast iron column about {{convert|30|ft}} high. On the lower part of the column is a crown in low relief, and on the plinth is an inscribed brass plaque.{{sfnp|Historic England|1086639|ps=}}
|align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}}
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References
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- {{NHLE |num= 1086640|desc= Church of Olav, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1343668|desc= Church of St Michael and All Angels, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1336021|desc= Stang Ends, farm cottage with adjoining barn and house, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1357568|desc= Craghouse bridge, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1343669|desc= Row bridge, north of Hotel, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1336047|desc= Woodhow farmhouse with attached byres, area walls, and pump, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1343667|desc= Boundary stone circa 15 feet east of Overbeck bridge on north side of road, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1086639|desc= Maypole to south-west of Church, Wasdale|accessdate= 4 August 2016|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{Citation | author = Historic England | title = Listed Buildings | url = http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/listed-buildings/ |access-date= 3 August 2016 }}
- {{Citation | last =Hyde| first =Matthew| last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link =Nikolaus Pevsner| series= The Buildings of England| title =Cumbria | publisher =Yale University Press | year =2010 | orig-year=1967 | location = New Haven and London| isbn = 978-0-300-12663-1}}
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