Allonby Conservation Area

Allonby Conservation Area was designated in 1975.

The conservation area aims to protect the historic, architectural, and seaside character of the village of Allonby in Cumbria. The village is characterised by its white-washed buildings, linear layout along the coast, with origins as a 17th-century fishing village, later becoming a fashionable sea-bathing resort in the 18th and 19th centuries. Notable buildings include Christ Church (1744), a former Quaker Meeting House, the Reading Room (1862, designed by Alfred Waterhouse), and numerous 18th and 19th-century cottages, several of which are listed buildings.

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