Listed buildings in Bewcastle
Bewcastle is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 20 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is almost entirely rural or forested. It extends to the Scottish border, and four of the listed buildings originated as bastle houses (fortified farmhouses). Most of the other listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, the others including a church, a former public house, and a monument.
Key
Grade | Criteria[1] |
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II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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St Cuthbert's Church 55°03′49″N 2°40′55″W / 55.06360°N 2.68197°W |
13th century | The tower dates from 1792, and the south side of the church was altered in 1901. It is built in | II* | |
Crew Castle 55°05′36″N 2°40′40″W / 55.09340°N 2.67768°W |
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16th century (probable) | Originally a quoins. The walls are over 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) thick and rise only to the ground floor level. The south entrance has large jamb stones, and the north entrance is blocked. It is also a scheduled monument.[4][5][6]
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II |
Peel 0' Hill 55°04′13″N 2°41′32″W / 55.07022°N 2.69221°W |
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Late 16th century (probable) | Originally a plinth stones, and it has a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, a lower two-storey two-bay extension to the right, and a single-storey outbuilding to the left. The original part has very thick walls. The windows in the ground floor are casements and a fire window, and in the upper floor they are sashes.[7]
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II |
Ruins of The Loan 55°05′57″N 2°41′22″W / 55.09903°N 2.68935°W |
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Late 16th century (probable) | The ruins of a | II |
Wall, Low Grains 55°04′07″N 2°39′54″W / 55.06852°N 2.66494°W |
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Late 16th to early 17th century (probable) | The wall incorporates the remains of a lintel. The adjoining wall contains the blocked windows of the former farmhouse. It is also a scheduled monument.[4][10][11]
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II |
Sleetbeck 55°04′39″N 2°47′13″W / 55.07755°N 2.78688°W |
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Late 17th century | The house was altered in 1744. It is in quoins and it has a green slate roof with coped gables. There are two storeys with attics, and seven bays. The doorway has a moulded architrave with a dentilled moulded pediment, above which is a carved coat of arms. The windows are sashes, and the attic windows have chamfered surrounds and have retained their chamfered mullions.[12]
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II |
Demesne Farmhouse 55°03′52″N 2°40′58″W / 55.06440°N 2.68267°W |
Late 17th to early 18th century | The farmhouse was altered in the 19th century. It is in quoined surround, and the sash windows have plain surrounds. There are also blocked mullioned windows and fire windows.[13]
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Former Horse and Farrier Inn 55°04′39″N 2°45′49″W / 55.07746°N 2.76348°W |
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Late 17th to early 18th century | Originally a public house, later a private house, it is in sandstone with a corrugated iron roof. It has a single storey and three bays, and a 19th-century single-bay extension to the right. The doorway has a plain surround, and at the rear are sash windows. Inside there are two original full crucks.[14] | II |
Low Grains 55°04′08″N 2°39′55″W / 55.06879°N 2.66528°W |
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Late 17th to early 18th century | Originally a farmhouse and barn, altered in 1754, and later used as farm buildings. They are in | II |
Whintingstown 55°04′31″N 2°45′03″W / 55.07517°N 2.75082°W |
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1701 | A | II |
The Ash 55°04′49″N 2°46′06″W / 55.08030°N 2.76835°W |
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1738 | A farmhouse that incorporates earlier features, it is in string course, a cornice, and a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. There is a rear extension in brick and stone. There are two storeys and five bays, and an extension giving a T-shaped plan. The doorway has a moulded architrave, a segmental moulded pediment, and a fanlight. The windows are sashes in moulded architraves.[17]
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II |
Town Foot 55°05′52″N 2°41′30″W / 55.09785°N 2.69178°W |
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1763 | A farmhouse and barn in | II |
Outbuildings, Sleetbeck 55°04′40″N 2°47′13″W / 55.07770°N 2.78702°W |
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Late 18th century (probable) | The outbuildings are in calciferous sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. They are in one storey with a loft, and have an L-shaped plan. The openings include doorways, windows, and a loft door.[19] | II |
The Flatt and outbuildings 55°06′04″N 2°41′28″W / 55.10106°N 2.69109°W |
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1781 | The farmhouse was extended in the 19th century. It is in pulvinated frieze and a triangular moulded pediment, and the windows are sashes. At the rear is a tall round-headed stair window. The outbuildings at the rear form an L-shaped plan, they are in rubble, and have roofs of green and Welsh slate. They have two storeys, and the openings include a projecting cart entrance, garage doors, plank doors, and ventilation slits.[20]
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II |
Lordstown 55°06′50″N 2°45′52″W / 55.11380°N 2.76436°W |
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Early 19th century | A farmhouse in | II |
Round house, Roanstrees 55°05′46″N 2°45′22″W / 55.09621°N 2.75608°W |
Early 19th century | A small circular building with a steep conical roof, whose original purpose was unknown; it was possibly a | II | |
Barn, Roanstrees 55°05′46″N 2°45′21″W / 55.09615°N 2.75594°W |
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1832 | The barn is in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It is in a single storey, and has a large cart entrance with a segmental arch and a dated keystone, and ventilation slits in two levels.[23] | II |
Banna 55°03′48″N 2°40′55″W / 55.06328°N 2.68194°W |
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1837 | Originally a rectory, it is in quoins and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays flanked by two-storey single-bay wings. The doorway has a quoined surround and an entablature with a keystone, and the windows are sashes, some with hood moulds.[24]
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II |
Davidson's Monument 55°09′04″N 2°43′56″W / 55.15122°N 2.73212°W |
1852 | The monument commemorates Thomas Davidson, a game watcher who was killed by poachers in 1848. It is in plinth, a square shaft with an inscription, and a pyramidal cap.[25]
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Bewcastle War Memorial 55°03′49″N 2°40′56″W / 55.06362°N 2.68217°W |
1919 | The memorial is in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's Church. It is in | II | |
Knowe URC War Memorial | —
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1919 | The memorial is in the churchyard of The Knowe United Reformed Church, near Blackpool Gate. It is a stone obelisk with a sword and scabbard in relief on its front face. The memorial is inscribed with the names of those lost in the First World War.[27][28] | II |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 155
- ^ Historic England & 1087539
- ^ a b c Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 156
- ^ Historic England & 1087533
- ^ Historic England & 1015738
- ^ Historic England & 1280894
- ^ Historic England & 1087534
- ^ Historic England & 1016085
- ^ Historic England & 1087535
- ^ Historic England & 1015866
- ^ Historic England & 1205178
- ^ Historic England & 1205133
- ^ Historic England & 1205166
- ^ Historic England & 1205091
- ^ Historic England & 1087541
- ^ Historic England & 1335618
- ^ Historic England & 1087538
- ^ Historic England & 1335619
- ^ Historic England & 1205077
- ^ Historic England & 1087536
- ^ Historic England & 1087537
- ^ Historic England & 1205120
- ^ Historic England & 1205144
- ^ Historic England & 1087540
- ^ Historic England & 1449782
- ^ "War Memorial, The Knowe, Bewcastle | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Knowe United Reformed Church War Memorial, Bewcastle - 1470927 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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