Description

BARROW IN FURNESS

SD26NW RAMPSIDE
708-1/6/108 (North side)
10/11/49 No.101
Rampside Hall

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Large house. Late C17 (Pevsner). Roughcast over stone with
ashlar dressings, graduated slate roof.
3 storeys and attic, 5 bays, double-depth plan; later wing to
rear left. Central doorway has ovolo-moulded quoined surround
with vine carving on chamfer stops; lintel decorated with ogee
panels and carved vinetrail; hoodmould surmounted by blank
panel with round-arched cornice. Dripmould continues from
doorhood to cover double-chamfered cross-windows having C20
casements with glazing bars.
Upper-floor windows all in same style; bays 1 & 5 on 2nd floor
have different, red sandstone, surrounds. Shaped blocks
support wooden gutter. Parapet removed but end dies remain and
have large ball finials on ornate pedestals; ashlar gable
copings. 12 diagonally-set chimneys occupy full length of
ridge. Left return: lean-to porch in angle with later wing,
encloses cross-boarded oak door with decorative iron hinges in
ovolo-moulded surround. Casement and 4-pane sash to ground
floor; cross-window and partially-blocked cross-window above.
INTERIOR: structurally the house has a massive tranverse wall
incorporating the flues; off this the rooms are formed by
timber partitions; most rooms have beamed ceilings. Original
features include: well in cellar; incomplete fireplace
bressumer in kitchen to rear left, beneath it a stone arch.
Staircase to rear centre rises through 3 floors and has
original oak balustrade of turned balusters and deep-section
handrail between square and rectangular newels with sunken
panels and moulded caps. Chamfered ashlar fireplace to 1st
floor left.
Built for the Knype family. A house here is mentioned in 1634
although it is uncertain when and for which member of the
family the present structure was built (Chambers & Gaythorpe).
Pevsner, as stated, regarding the building as late C17.
(Trans. Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaeol.
Society: Chambers C P: Rampside Hall: Kendal: 1910-: 288-297;
Buildings of England: Pevsner N: North Lancashire: London:
1969-).

Listing NGR: SD2407966307

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Rampside Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15271670

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record