The Abbey, Skirwith

The Abbey, Skirwith

The Abbey in the village of Skirwith in Cumbria, England, UK is a two storey Classical house of five by three bays, built by Thomas Addison, mason, in 1768-74 for John Orfeur Yates, who spent many years in India. The main front has more closely spaced windows in the centre; and the centre and angles are also defined by differences in the ashlar stonework. The front door is approached by a splayed, balustraded staircase carried on a bridge over the wide area that encircles the house. The rear of the house is similar, and both sides have a canted full-height bay window in the centre. Except on the entrance front, the area is surrounded by cast iron railings with obelisk standards.

References

C.R. Hudleston & R.S. Boumphrey, "Cumberland families and heraldry", 1978, p.378

Sir N. Pevsner, "The buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland", 1967, p.190

J.M. Robinson, "The country houses of the North West", 1991, p.139

External links

* http://www.imagesofengland.gov.uk Statutory list description and image


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