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Kentmere Hall and Attached Barn

A Grade II* Listed Building in Kentmere, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.4306 / 54°25'50"N

Longitude: -2.8478 / 2°50'51"W

OS Eastings: 345100

OS Northings: 504236

OS Grid: NY451042

Mapcode National: GBR 8KK6.8J

Mapcode Global: WH828.7W5T

Plus Code: 9C6VC5J2+6V

Entry Name: Kentmere Hall and Attached Barn

Listing Date: 21 November 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1086547

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76478

ID on this website: 101086547

Location: Kentmere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA8

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Kentmere

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Kentmere St Cuthbert

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


NY 40 SE KENTMERE HODGSON BROW,
Kentmere
4/8
21/11/52 Kentmere Hall and
attached barn

G.V. II*


Tower House and attached farmhouse and barn with hayloft over shippon. Tower
house C14; farmhouse probably late C14 or early C15 with later alterations and
kitchen extension to rear; barn probably C18 alteration of earlier wing. Rubble
walls, house rendered, graduated greenslate roofs; single ridge chimney stack to
house. Tower has C20 flat roof replacing original pitched roof but was
originally 4 storeys including vaulted ground floor. House 2 storeys. Tower
has slit openings with flat heads; inserted medieval window in south wall of 2
trefoiled ogee lights in square head with moulded label and blank panel over.
House has C20 windows and doors, one of which retains original stone surround;
passage doorway has pointed head and continuous chamfered jamb; small window
with stone mullions to rear. Interior of Tower has garderobe projection to
North West corner; spiral staircase and blocked doorway (probably original
entrance) in North East corner. See also R.C.H.M. P.130.


Listing NGR: NY4510004236

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