Main Building of Appleby Castle

MAIN BUILDING OF APPLEBY CASTLE, BOROUGHGATE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1137815
Date first listed:
06-Jun-1951
List Entry Name:
Main Building of Appleby Castle
Statutory Address:
MAIN BUILDING OF APPLEBY CASTLE, BOROUGHGATE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1137815
Date first listed:
06-Jun-1951
List Entry Name:
Main Building of Appleby Castle
Statutory Address 1:
MAIN BUILDING OF APPLEBY CASTLE, BOROUGHGATE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MAIN BUILDING OF APPLEBY CASTLE, BOROUGHGATE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Appleby-in-Westmorland
National Grid Reference:
NY 68618 19936

Details

NY 6819 APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND C.P. BOROUGHGATE

3/5 Main Building of Appleby Castle

6.6.51 I

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Occupied as private dwelling. Grey stone rubble and ashlar. North wall of house, and west part of north wing, with round tower are C13. Eastern part built 1454. Partly dismantled 1648 but restored by Lady Anne Clifford 1651-3. House largely rebuilt in 1686, the north-west wing added 1695. Again restored, and sash windows inserted in C19. See R.C.H.M. Westmorland.

Listing NGR: NY6861819936

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73609
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Sources

Books and journals
Inventory Of Westmorland in Inventory Of Westmorland, (1936)

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 9 Cumbria,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Main Building of Appleby Castle

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