Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Thorphinsty Hall | |
| parish |
Cartmel Fell parish, once
in Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD41458622 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD48
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| 1Km square | SD4186 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| THORPHINSTY HALL / / / CARTMEL FELL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 421166 / SD4145886224 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| 3 houses. Lintel inscribed: "WHE/1708" but probably earlier. Stone rubble, part plastered, slate roof. L-plan, 2 storeys, the north facade of 7 bays, the 7th bay gabled. Most windows have single-chamfered mullions and label moulds. Ground floor has blocked cross-mullioned window to 1st bay; 2nd bay has sashed window with glazing-bars; 4th bay has 2-light window and 5th bay has 6-light window, both under continuous label mould; casement window to 7th bay. Entrances to 3rd and 6th bays. 1st floor has 2-light window to 1st bay, 4-light window to 3rd bay and 2-light window to 4th bay; 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th bays have sashed windows with glazing bars; 4-light wooden chamfered-mullioned window, still unglazed, between 5th and 6th bay. Gable-end stack and cross-axial stack, both with rounded shafts; 7th bay has small projecting gable-end stack. West facade of 8 bays, the 1st 5 bays under slightly lower pitched roof, possibly later. Welsh slate roof. Windows have casements; 2nd and 8th bays have 2-light single-chamfered-mullioned windows; 6th bay has window in former entrance, the lintel-with escutcheon inscribed "WHE/1708". Label mould continues over later entrance to right and window to 8th bay, dropped and returned some distance beyond. 6th, 7th and 8th bays of 1st floor have 2-light windows under continuous dripstone. Cross-axial stack and gable-end stack. South gable end has 2-bay wing to east. Ground-floor dripcourse to gable end; cross-mullioned window and casement window to ground floor; cross-mullioned stair window to left; 1st floor has 2 windows of 2 lights and cross-mullioned window. Rear facade facing south has C20 window and blocked cross-mullioned window. 1st floor has small-paned fixed glazing to 2 windows and sashed window with glazing bars. Rear facade facing east has re-entrant stair wing under catslide roof with 4-light wooden mullioned window to return; 2-light windows, one stone, one wood; return of east wing has 2-light stone mullioned window. Interior has fireplace beam, cambered to left of heck post. Another fireplace has entablature with pulvinated frieze and vine trail decoration to hearth. C17 or early C18 panelled door, panelled window reveals and cupboard doors; part of interior not inspected. | ||
| placename:- | Thorphinsty Hall | |
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD41458622 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| BARN APPROXIMATELY 80 METRES TO NORTH OF THORPHINSTY HALL / / / CARTMEL FELL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 421167 / SD4148586315 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Barn. Possibly C17. Stone rubble with slate roof. 5 bays with part-demolished lean-to outbuilding to south and large C20 open-fronted building to north. South side has one remaining plastered cheek to barn doors, 5 rectangular openings to left and small lean-to outshut. Gable-ends have ventilation slots, the east gable end has blocked entrance with cambered timber lintel and pigeon loft entrances with ledges. North side has winnowing door and ventilation slots. Interior has raised cruck trusses with trenched principal rafters, tie beams and collars. | ||
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building -- barn | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD41488631 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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