Description

NY 70 NE

WHARTON

Wharton Hall

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Large house of courtyard plan. In building between late C14 and C17. Coursed
rubble with quoins. Welsh slate roofs with projecting stone chimneys.
Crenelation to main (north-east) building. Various multi-light windows with square
heads, hoodmoulds and stone mullions. Substantial remains of Great Hall and kitchen.
Gatehouse virtually intact although lacking roof and floors. Wharton coat of arms
on the exterior. See R.C.H.M. for detailed description. For C17 description and
plan, see M.S. D/D&C/Machell III p.202 in Carlisle Record office. (From 6 vols of
notes towards a history of Cumberland & Westmorland by the Reverend Thomas Machell in the Dean & Chapter Library, Carlisle).

Listing NGR: NY7706806226

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wharton Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7990715

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas