Loughrigg Cottage

Some pictures of the finished project and some of the construction history and the people involved

Grade II Listed Cottage with historic connections to former President Woodrow Wilson of the USA renovated

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Listed Cottage after renovation view from lane - Click for larger image

View of the renovated cottage from the lane. The top middle window was false but is now real (base image courtesy of Client's site)

Listed Cottage after renovation lounge view - Click for larger image

View into lounge and across River Brathay through restored bay windows (base image courtesy of Client's site)

Listed Cottage after renovation loft bedroom - Click for larger image

View of loft bedroom with some stonework left exposed

(base image courtesy of Client's site)

People

Design

Architect:

WS Architecture Ltd

W Sutherland

Interior Design:

Client

Images > Sample & Hold during Construction

Existing Listed Property in need of an upgrade

An unusual cottage this in that the 18th C original house has been extended in the 19th C and given an Arts & Crafts makeover in the early 20th C - at around the time it became associated with the then future president of the USA Woodrow Wilson and his friend the artist Fred Yates (I am currently working on an extension to the house nearby built for Fred Yates by local landowner Squire Le Fleming)

The cottage had no serious problems other than the usual damp chimney stacks common to nearly every older Lake District property but was badly in need of an upgrade. Listed Building Consent was obtained to add a few modern facilities without detracting from the character of the property and many repairs and renovations of the structure and fabric were carried out by the owners in close cooperation with the contractor.