Helbeck Hall With Retaining Wall to Rear
HELBECK HALL WITH RETAINING WALL TO REAR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1327012
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Helbeck Hall With Retaining Wall to Rear
- Statutory Address:
- HELBECK HALL WITH RETAINING WALL TO REAR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1327012
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Helbeck Hall With Retaining Wall to Rear
- Statutory Address 1:
- HELBECK HALL WITH RETAINING WALL TO REAR
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:
- HELBECK HALL WITH RETAINING WALL TO REAR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Helbeck
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 79212 15772
Details
NY 71 NE HELBECK
5/57 Helbeck Hall with retaining wall to rear
G.V. II*
Hall, dated 1776, by Henry Bellas (or Bellhouse) of Appleby for John Metcalfe (his initials with date on rainwater heads). Pebble-dashed coursed, squared rubble with rusticated quoins on chamfered plinth; moulded eaves with blocking course carrying urns. Hipped, graduated slate roofs with corniced stone chimneys; 3 ogee- headed dormer windows to front. Symmetrical 2-storey front, 1:5:1 wit end bays lower and set back; central block has band between floors. Central french window with glazing bars and traceried fanlight in doorcase with curvilinear head and inner ogee arch; sashes with glazing bars in ogee-headed architraves with finials. In C19 entrance moved to east return and single-storey billiard room added to north-east corner. Internally, original cornices, plaster friezes, and panelled window shutters survive; ground floor west room retains its plaster framing to walls. The dog-leg stair is cut-string with stone steps, square newels, and moulded handrail. Segmental kitchen fireplace flanked by single doorways, one of which opens onto staircase leading under garden to back door at lower level set in c15 ft high retaining wall; other doors in this wall (some now blocked) gave access to cellars under garden.
Listing NGR: NY7921215772
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 73342
- 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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