King's Meaburn

50 KING'S MEABURN (E.c.)

(O.S. 6 in. ^(a)VIII, S.E., ^(b)IX, S.W., ^(c)XV, N.W.)

King's Meaburn is a parish and village 4 m. W. of Appleby.

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Monuments (1–10)

The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are slate-covered. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams.

Condition—Good or fairly good, unless noted.

^a(1). House, on the W. side of the road ¾ m. S.S.E. of the sixth milestone from Appleby, was built late in the 17th century and has a rather later addition on the N. Inside the building is a three-stage cupboard of the local type, with a recessed upper part and a fascia carved with the initials and date R.A. 1672 and supported on balusters.

^a(2). Cottage, on the E. side of the road 30 yards S.E. of (1), was built probably late in the 17th century, but has been extensively altered.

^a(3). Midtown House, 280 yards S.S.E. of (2), was built late in the 17th century and retains some original windows. Inside the building the fireplace-recess retains its heck and some remains of the timber hood.

^a(4). Post Office, 200 yards S.S.E. of (3), was built in the 17th century, but has been extensively altered.

^a(5). Cottage, on the opposite side of the road and 25 yards S. of (4), was built late in the 17th century.

^a(6). Outbuilding at Relandsgate, 350 yards S.S.E. of (4), has a panel with the date 1707 on the door-lintel.

^a(7). Millgate, cottage on the W. bank of the River Lyvennet, 650 yards S.W. of (4), was built late in the 17th century and has an 18th-century addition on the N.

^c(8). Peaslands, house (Plate 19) on the W. side of the road ¾ m. S.S.E. of (6), was built in 1707, the date with the initial D. on the lintel of the doorway. The upper windows in front are original and have a moulded string-course above them.

^b(9). Burwain, house 1,140 yards N.E. of (8), was built late in the 17th or early in the 18th century.

Condition—Poor.

^c(10). Wickersfield, house nearly ¾ m. S. of (9), was built c. 1700.