30 FAWCETT FOREST (D.e.)
(O.S. 6 in. (a)XXVII, S.E., (b)XXVIII, S.W.)
Fawcett Forest is a moorland parish 8 m. N. of Kendal.
Secular
b(1). Kidshowe Bridge, carrying the main KendalShap road over Kidshowe Beck, is a rubble structure
of one span, with a round arch. It is of two dates;
the eastern part is apparently the older and may date
from the 17th century. The voussoirs of the arch are
left uncut on the soffit, giving a saw-tooth profile to
the arch. The later widening is of the same character.
Condition—Good.
b(2). Bridge (Plate 28) over Borrow Beck, nearly
1½ m. N. of (1), is a rubble structure of one span with
a segmental arch. It may date from the 17th century.
Condition—Good.
b(3). Borrowdale Head, house, 50 yards S.W. of
(2), is of two storeys. The walls are of rubble and
the roofs are slate-covered. It was built in the 17th
century and has a later addition at the back. Inside
the building is an original plaster panel (Plate 51) with
a conventional rose or other bush. The early 18th-century staircase has straight moulded balusters and
newels.
Condition—Good.
b(4). Hollow Gate, house, ¾ m. N. of (1), is of two
storeys. The walls are of rubble and the roofs are
slate-covered. It was built in the 17th century and
has a wide fireplace-recess with a stone heck or screen
on the N.
Condition—Good.
a(5). Bannisdale Head, house, 1¾ m. W. of (3), is
of two storeys. The walls are of rubble and the roofs
are slate-covered. It was built probably late in the
17th century and retains its original battened front
door and frame.
Condition—Good.