Nettle Hall, Galligill, Alston Moor, Cumbria: survey, history and interpretation
Author(s): Lucy Jessop, Matthew Whitfield
Nettle Hall, situated on the north-facing slope of the Nent valley in the dispersed settlement of Galligill, illustrates many of the main evolutionary trends encountered in farmsteads in the parish of Alston Moor in the period between 1600 and the present day. The earliest part of the building is a bastle house, probably dating from the first half of the 17th century. An 18th-century agricultural range was added to the west and an extension to the north, principally domestic and incorporating a separate living unit, was added probably circa 1800. Nettle Hall was transformed by lead mining before the middle of the 19th century when the land to the south of the house and highway was exploited, possibly successively, by two firms, the Galligill Syke Mining Company and the Galligill Well Mining Company. By this time, the house had been doubled in size and split between several households, whilst a further building, probably a mineshop, was constructed close to the original farmhouse providing two storeys of accommodation over a ground floor probably devoted to mine-related activities. Multiple occupation at Nettle Hall persisted into the early 20th century; the settlement then reverted to being a single farmstead by the middle of the century, mirroring the local decline in lead mining. The house served a single family and the mineshop was converted into a hay barn and store, with stabling and garaging in two added ranges.
- Report Number:
- 63/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 30
- Keywords:
- Lead Post Medieval Standing Building
