Witherslack Hall and Attached Outbuilding
WITHERSLACK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087135
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Witherslack Hall and Attached Outbuilding
- Statutory Address:
- WITHERSLACK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087135
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Witherslack Hall and Attached Outbuilding
- Statutory Address 1:
- WITHERSLACK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING
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:
- WITHERSLACK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 43627 86172
Details
WITHERSLACK SD 48 SW 3/44 Witherslack Hall and attached outbuilding
II
House, now school. Datestone reads: "18FSA74". For Earl of Derby. Rock-faced limestone with sandstone ashlar dressings, slate roofs. L-plan house with 2 service courts to north. 4-stage tower to angle of north and west wings. String courses, coped parapets and gables; quoins. Angle tower has embattled parapet and north-east square stair turret. West wing of 2 storeys and 7 bays, the end 2 bays breaking forward as 3-storey block with embattled parapet. Double-chamfered-mullioned windows have transoms of 2, 3 and 4 lights; 3rd bay of 1st floor has projecting window continued up as gabled on 2-light dormer window; end 2 bays have 2nd floor windows with round heads. Tower has windows to upper 2 stages with cusped lights and leaded glazing. West wing of 2 storeys with attic and 5 bays. 1st 2 bays project; with gabled dormers to 1st and 2nd bays, with finials; 1st floor has central oriel of 4-lights with 2 transoms and blind traceried frieze over pointed entrance with flanking shafts; similar flanking 3-light windows, decorative leaded glazing. 3rd and 4th bays have hipped dormers. South end of wing of 3 bays, the 1st a 3-storey canted and gabled window, the 3rd bay breaks forward under gable with 2-storey canted bay window; 2nd bay has round-headed entrance with mullioned and transomed overlight. Some leaded glazing. West facade similar. 1st 5 bays lower, with 2 entrances and 2 gables; 6th to 9th bays higher, end bays breaking forward under gables, hipped dormers between; ground floor windows have 2 transoms. Stable has south range projecting eastward from north wing with east and north ranges. South elevation has 2 gabled dormer windows. East elevation has gabled end bays with high ground floor lights between. North elevation has lateral stack. Court has 3 carriage entrances and hipped dormers to north; cross-casements with small panes and central entrance to east and varied altered entrances to south; some remaining loose boxes in east range. Rear of house similar to but plainer than front; window with datestone to return of 3-storey block. Kitchen court, possibly later, has north-east and west ranges; cross- casement windows add raking dormers, no sandstone. Court has verandah to 3 sides, gabled through passage to north; south-east angle has canted weather- boarded projection with louvre. Varied gable-end and cross-axial stacks. Wall extends south from south-east angle of stables and has gable over round-headed gateway.
Listing NGR: SD4362786172
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 77132
- 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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