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Sedgwick House
Hob Uid: 503308
Location : Cumbria South Lakeland Sedgwick
Grid Ref : SD5102087010
Summary : House built 1868 by W H Wakefield, replacing an early house of the same name lying a little to the north-west. Requisitioned by the Government in the Second World War, and in use as a special school c 1945-87. Now converted into private flats.
More information : Sedgwick House is centred at SD 5102 8701 on the western edge of Sedgwick village. It was built in 1868 by William Henry Wakefield as a replacement for the earlier family house (also called Sedgwick House; see SD 58 NW 42) which lay a little to the north-west (1a). The house - which was built in the Gothic style to designs by Paley and Austin of Lancaster - was requisitioned by the Government in the Second World War, and subsequently became a special school run by Lancashire County Council. The school closed in 1987, since when the building has been sold and converted into private flats (1b). (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Marcus Jecock/21-NOV-2001/EH: Cumbrian Gunpowder Industry Project
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Source Number : 1A
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Source details : M Jecock and C Dunn 2002, Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, Cumbria; an archaeological and historical survey (EH AI Report Series AI/11/2002) (NMRC library catalogue no: NMR0006969)
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Source Number : 1B
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Source details : Information from Parish Council Noticeboard by Sedgwick Aqueduct
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1868
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1868
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
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Monument End Date : 1987
Monument Start Date : 1945
Monument Type : School
Evidence : Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
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Monument Start Date : 1987
Monument Type : Flats
Evidence : Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 8376
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 58 NW 39
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-11-13
End Date : 2001-11-22

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Sedgwick House