Listed buildings in Blennerhasset and Torpenhow

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. The other listed buildings are a church, a milestone, and two war memorials.


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Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
St Michael's Church
54°44′49″N 3°14′08″W / 54.74690°N 3.23542°W / 54.74690; -3.23542 (St Michael's Church)
Early 12th century The church was subsequently altered and restored on a number of occasions. It is built in
bellcote. The church has retained Norman features, including round-headed windows and a doorway, the arcades, and the chancel arch.[2][3]
I
Torpenhow Hall
54°44′47″N 3°14′04″W / 54.74648°N 3.23447°W / 54.74648; -3.23447 (Torpenhow Hall)
Mid 16th century Originally a
bressumer.[4]
II
Low Wood Rook and former stables
54°45′13″N 3°15′19″W / 54.75357°N 3.25525°W / 54.75357; -3.25525 (Low Wood Rook)
1663 The house and attached stable was altered in the 18th century and used as an inn in the 19th century. It is
lintel and a dated hood mould, and above the doorway is a blocked attic window with a pointed arch. The windows in the main part and the extension are sashes, and in the stable they are casements.[5]
II
St Michael's Vicarage
54°44′48″N 3°14′09″W / 54.74676°N 3.23585°W / 54.74676; -3.23585 (St Michael's Vicarage)
Late 17th century The vicarage was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is roughcast with a Welsh slate roof, and has two storeys. The older part has three bays, and there are two later extensions to the right. The windows in the older part are mullioned and contain casements; the windows in the extensions are sashes.[6] II
Winder Cottages
54°45′44″N 3°16′35″W / 54.76225°N 3.27631°W / 54.76225; -3.27631 (Winder Cottages)
1678 A pair of
Tudor arched heads, casement windows and fire windows. Above the doorway of No. 3 is an inscription. There is a continuous hood mould on both floors. Inside the cottages are back-to-back inglenooks.[7][8]
II
Peartree House
54°45′41″N 3°16′42″W / 54.76144°N 3.27846°W / 54.76144; -3.27846 (Peartree House)
1686 A
Tudor arched head, and a hood mould. The windows on the front are casements, those on the ground floor having a continuous hood mould, and in the upper floor the hood moulds are separate. Above the doorway is a quatrefoil.[7][9]
II
Whitrigg Hall
54°44′13″N 3°14′10″W / 54.73686°N 3.23608°W / 54.73686; -3.23608 (Whitrigg Hall)
1708 This consists of a farmhouse and attached barn,
plinth stones and a green slate roof. The house has two storeys and three bays, and the barn extends to the left. The house has a doorway with a chamfered surround and a brick porch, and the windows are sashes. In the barn are doorways, a loft door, and an entrance with a segmental arch.[10]
II
Kirkland Green and adjoining barn
54°45′01″N 3°15′28″W / 54.75025°N 3.25788°W / 54.75025; -3.25788 (Kirkland Green)
Late 18th century Both the farmland and barn have green
plinth. It is in two storeys with four bays, and has a doorway with an architrave and a pediment. The windows are sashes. The barn is built in rubble, and contains casement windows and round vents. To the left is a segmental archway.[11]
II
Croft House
54°44′45″N 3°14′24″W / 54.74582°N 3.24006°W / 54.74582; -3.24006 (Croft House)
Late 18th or early 19th century The house is
quoins, an eaves cornice, and a green slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, and the windows are sashes. The central round-headed doorway has pilasters, a keystone and a radial fanlight.[12]
II
Milestone
54°44′57″N 3°15′32″W / 54.74930°N 3.25889°W / 54.74930; -3.25889 (Milestone)
Late 18th or early 19th century The milestone was provided for the
Carlisle-Cockermouth Turnpike. It is in sandstone, and has a round top, a curved face, and a cast iron plate. The plate is inscribed with the distances in miles to Carlisle, Wigton and Cockermouth.[13]
II
Mechi Farmhouse
54°45′29″N 3°17′05″W / 54.75796°N 3.28474°W / 54.75796; -3.28474 (Mechi Farmhouse)
1863–64 A farmhouse on a
quoins and a Welsh slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, with a single-bay extension at right angles to the right. There are two doorways, and the windows are sashes. In the extension, external stone steps lead up to a first floor doorway.[7][14]
II
Barns and byres, Mechi Farm
54°45′30″N 3°17′05″W / 54.75845°N 3.28483°W / 54.75845; -3.28483 (Barns and byre, Mechi Farm)
1863–64 The building incorporates the former turbine house tower and stables of a
quoins and a Welsh slate roof. The building consists of triple single-storey byres, two L-shaped stables and granary, an open-sided barn, and a low square tower. Some of the machinery remains inside.[7][15]
II
Barn with clock tower, Mechi Farm
54°45′30″N 3°17′04″W / 54.75820°N 3.28433°W / 54.75820; -3.28433 (Barn with clock tower, Mechi Farm)
1865 Part of a
quoins and has a Welsh slate roof. It has two storeys and six bays, with a clock tower to the left.[7][16]
II
Blennerhasset war memorial
54°45′43″N 3°16′43″W / 54.76183°N 3.27852°W / 54.76183; -3.27852 (Blennerhasset war memorial)
1920–21 The
plinth of the war memorial is in red sandstone, it is stepped, and has been rebuilt from the former market cross. Set on it is a pink granite base and a cross. The base is inscribed with the names of those lost in the two world wars.[7][17]
II
Torpenhow war memorial
54°44′49″N 3°14′08″W / 54.74690°N 3.23562°W / 54.74690; -3.23562 (Torpenhow war memorial)
1921 The war memorial is in the churchyard of
plinth. On the front of the cross and upper part of the shaft is Celtic strapwork decoration. On the lower part of the memorial is an inscription and the names of those lost in the First World War, and the rear contains the date and the names of those lost in the Second World War.[18]
II

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