Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Hylton Castle | |
| parish |
Orton N parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY35485317 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY35
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | NY3553 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| HYLTON CASTLE / / / ORTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 78362 / NY3548453174 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| House now County Council Home, originally named Hylton Castle. 1830's for Sir Wastel Brisco, who built it for his son Hylton Brisco; mid C19 extension. Stucco on chamfered plinth with angle pilasters, string course and central parapet. Welsh slate roof with coped gables; ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 7 bays, with lower extension of 2 storeys, 5 bays. 6-panel door in painted stone architrave; pilaster and entablature doorcase. Ionic porch with fluted columns. Sash windows with glazing bars, painted stone sills. Extension: sash windows with glazing bars, painted stone sills. End wall right is slate hung. Rear: full height pilasters between each window; heavily modillioned and dentilled eaves cornice. Interior: early C19 hall ceiling of moulded plaster; cantilever stone staircase of square plan with wrought-iron decorative balusters and wood handrail. Principal ground floor room has similar moulded plaster ceiling. | ||
| placename:- | Hylton Castle | |
| district:- | Carlisle | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY35485317 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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