Dalston Hall
Dalston Hall is a fortified country house at Dalston in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]
History
Dalston Hall was built around 1500 by John Dalston and incorporated a
Siege of Carlisle, Sir George Dalston was forced to flee Dalston Hall when General Leslie requisitioned it as the Covenantor headquarters.[3]
In 1761,
calico printers, who commissioned architect C.J. Ferguson to remodel the frontage in red sandstone in 1899.[1]
The hall has been used as a youth training centre and, from 1971, operated as a public hotel.[4]
In 1984 Dalston Hall became Grade II* listed building.[1]
Dalston Hall is now owned by The Gilchrist Collection and operates as a wedding venue.[5]
In popular culture
Dalston Hall featured in episode six of the sixth series of the Living TV series Most Haunted.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dalston Hall Ny 376515, Dalston". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Dalston Hall (Grade II*) (1087441)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Samuel Jefferson, History and antiquities of Carlisle, p.394
- ^ "Dalston Hall – Carlisle". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "The Gilchrist Collection – Wedding Venues". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "A Tribute to Most Haunted [2001]".
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