Cowmire Hall and Wall Running Approximately 20 Metres to East, With Gate Piers
COWMIRE HALL AND WALL RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO EAST, WITH GATE PIERS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1087118
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Cowmire Hall and Wall Running Approximately 20 Metres to East, With Gate Piers
- Statutory Address:
- COWMIRE HALL AND WALL RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO EAST, WITH GATE PIERS
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/05133/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1087118
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Cowmire Hall and Wall Running Approximately 20 Metres to East, With Gate Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- COWMIRE HALL AND WALL RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO EAST, WITH GATE PIERS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COWMIRE HALL AND WALL RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO EAST, WITH GATE PIERS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crosthwaite and Lyth
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 42751 88713
Details
CROSTHWAITE AND LYTH SD 48 NW Cowmire Hall and wall 3/1 running approx. 20m 21.11.52 to east, with gate piers II* G.V.
House. Late C16 tower house, with C17 addition. Stone rubble, mostly roughcast, slate roofs. East facade of 3 storeys and 6 bays. Central entrance plan. Dripcourses. Windows have wooden chamfered cross-mullion windows, with iron opening lights, those to ground floor with intermediate bars; paired windows to 5th and 6th bays. Entrance has limestone quoins, round hood and 6-fielded-panel door with overlight. Gable-end stacks with rounded shafts. South return has C20 casements. North return has window in former entrance and 2nd floor casements; 3 dripcourses. West gabled wing, the tower, has to south a 4-light mullioned window with round-headed lights, iron grille and label mound, similar 3-light window to 2nd floor; north elevation of exposed stone has similar windows with flat relieving arches and wooden cross-mullion windows to left; later lean-to and flat-roofed porch. Projecting gable-end stack and cross-axial stack with rounded shafts, lean-to garderobe projection. To south of west wing a glazed door and cross-mullion window to rear of later wing. Interior has re-used beams to ground floor. Shaped brackets for hanging shelves. Former kitchen fireplace has 4 stone posts with infill and cupboard with wide-boarded door to right; spice cupboard above entrance passage to left. Stone fireplace has vine trail and roundel with Fleming arms, fire back has lion passant guardant roses and thistles dated 1649. C17 6-panel door with top relief frieze. Beam shows signs of original partition. Tower has 2 barrel vaulted chambers. End room has 6-bolection-panel door and bolection-moulded fireplace. Stair has square newels with ball finials and pendants, turned balusters and moulded handrail. 1st floor has 2 bolection-panel doors, some with dado rails. Tower has hollow and chamfered beams and run out stops, garderobe has wood seat. 2nd floor has 2-panel doors, stud and plaster partitions. Roof has collar and tie trusses. Wall extends east from north-east angle of house, stone rubble, ashlar gate piers towards eastern end have cornices and ball finials.
Listing NGR: SD4275188713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 77089
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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