Listed buildings in Lorton, Cumbria
Lorton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains 26 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the villages of High Lorton and Low Lorton, and is otherwise rural, Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, or farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include a bridge and a church.
Buildings
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Lorton Hall and Winder House 54°37′11″N 3°18′48″W / 54.61984°N 3.31347°W |
Mid or late 15th century | Originally a Tudor arched heads, some mullioned and transomed, and it has a battlemented parapet. The wing has a continuous hood mould and windows with separate pediments.[2][3]
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Lambfold and former stable 54°37′15″N 3°18′07″W / 54.62080°N 3.30189°W |
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Mid 17th century | The building, which is stuccoed with a green slate roof, was extended in the 19th century and altered in the 20th century. The house has two bays and three storeys, to the right is a higher two-storey, two-bay extension, and to the left is a lower two-storey, three-bay stable. Most of the windows in the house are sashes, and at the rear of the original house are casement windows. The stable has casement windows, one a dormer, and on the left return is a Venetian window above a garage door.[4] |
Home Cottage and barn 54°37′17″N 3°18′51″W / 54.62125°N 3.31420°W |
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1666 | Originally a farmhouse and barn, later converted into a private house, it has a green |
Midtown 54°37′09″N 3°18′03″W / 54.61913°N 3.30076°W |
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1678 | A farmhouse, later converted into a private dwelling, in mixed lintel, and it is flanked by a mullioned window on the left, and a sash window on the right; the latter has a round head and a dated surround. Above the openings is a continuous hood mould.[6]
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Scales Farm Cottage 54°36′59″N 3°17′31″W / 54.61638°N 3.29197°W |
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1688 | A former farmhouse in bressumer.[7]
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Lorton Bridge 54°37′07″N 3°18′52″W / 54.61863°N 3.31449°W |
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1722 | Originally a farmhouse, later a private house, it is |
New Farmhouse and barn 54°36′13″N 3°18′27″W / 54.60364°N 3.30759°W |
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Early 18th century | The building was extended in 1741 and in the 19th century. It is |
Boonbeck Farmhouse and barn 54°37′03″N 3°17′58″W / 54.61761°N 3.29951°W |
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1733 | The farmhouse and barn are in lintel, and sash windows. The barn is at right-angles to the right, and has doorways and other openings, including pigeon holes.[10]
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Scales and barn 54°36′59″N 3°17′30″W / 54.61637°N 3.29162°W |
Mid 18th century | A farmhouse and barn that are in rubble. The house has a green slate roof, two storeys and three bays. The door has a fanlight, and the windows are sashes. The L-shaped barn has been partly incorporated into the house. It has a corrugated iron roof, and the further part contains a large cart entrance, a doorway and a loft door.[11] | |
Kent Cottage 54°37′08″N 3°18′03″W / 54.61899°N 3.30070°W |
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Late 18th century | The cottage incorporates some elements from an earlier building, It is rendered with a slate roof, and has two storeys, two bays, and a rear outshut. In the centre is a gabled porch, and at the rear is a mullioned window, the other windows being sashes.[12] |
Rose Cottage 54°37′12″N 3°18′06″W / 54.62007°N 3.30159°W |
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Late 18th century | A stuccoed house with a green slate roof in two storeys and two bays. The central doorway has an architrave and the windows are sashes.[13] |
Corner House 54°37′05″N 3°18′00″W / 54.61818°N 3.29997°W |
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Late 18th or early 19th century | A |
Yew Tree Hall 54°37′04″N 3°18′02″W / 54.61766°N 3.30054°W |
Late 18th or early 19th century | Originally a quoins in calciferous sandstone, the rear wall is partly slate-hung, the building is partly rendered, and it has a green slate roof. There are two storeys and a basement, and six bays. The hall contains various doorways, and casement windows.[2][15]
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Boonbeck Bridge 54°37′04″N 3°18′00″W / 54.61778°N 3.30002°W |
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Early 19th century | The bridge carries a road over Whit Beck. It is in split slate rubble, and consists of a single segmental arch with solid parapets.[16] |
Corner Cottage, Nutshell and Yan Yak 54°37′05″N 3°18′00″W / 54.61804°N 3.29999°W |
Early 19th century | Originally a brewery, later divided into three cottages. They are in pebbledashed slate rubble with green slate roofs, and have two storeys and a high basement. Corner Cottage has two bays, and the other cottages have three. The doorways have porches that are approached by flights of parallel stone steps. There are also basement doors, and the windows are of varying types.[2][17]
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Stable behind Corner Cottage and Nutshell 54°37′05″N 3°17′59″W / 54.61805°N 3.29976°W |
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Early 19th century | The building is in quoins and a green slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays, with a lower two-bay extension to the right. The main part contains two segmental-arched cart entrances, two loading doors, and a small opening. In the extension are three doorways and sash windows.[18]
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Lorton Park 54°37′15″N 3°18′09″W / 54.62084°N 3.30259°W |
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Early 19th century | A hipped roof.[19]
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Garden wall and gateway, Lorton Park 54°37′15″N 3°18′08″W / 54.62072°N 3.30225°W |
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Early 19th century | The wall is stuccoed and has saddleback coping. It contains a taller gateway in rusticated ashlar with a round-headed doorway above which is a cornice and a lion.[20] |
Gate piers and walls, Lorton Park 54°37′14″N 3°18′07″W / 54.62047°N 3.30205°W |
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Early 19th century | The main gate piers are rectangular and stuccoed and are surmounted by lion finials. From them, serpentine walls lead to smaller square end piers. The walls are stuccoed and have saddleback coping.[21] |
Smoke house, Lorton Park 54°37′17″N 3°18′13″W / 54.62143°N 3.30359°W |
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Early 19th century | The former smoke house is in lintel.[22]
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Lorton Park Cottage 54°37′16″N 3°18′10″W / 54.62098°N 3.30278°W |
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Early 19th century | The cottage is quoined surround.[23]
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Oak Hill 54°37′20″N 3°18′13″W / 54.62236°N 3.30356°W |
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Early 19th century | A stuccoed house with eaves modillions, angle pilasters, and a hipped green slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, with a lower two-storey, two-bay wing at the rear. The doorway has a fanlight and a cornice on brackets. This is flanked by canted bay windows, the other windows being sashes with bracketed cornices.[24] |
Park Cottages and Wayside Cottage 54°37′18″N 3°18′12″W / 54.62157°N 3.30339°W |
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Early 19th century | A row of three roughcast cottages with a green slate roof. They have two storeys, the central cottage has one bay, and the others have two. There is a decorative eaves board, and each cottage has a gabled porch with decorative bargeboards and finials. The windows are casements with hood moulds.[25] |
Summerhouse, Lorton Park 54°37′13″N 3°18′10″W / 54.62030°N 3.30284°W |
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c. 1830 | The summer house is in yellow brick, with a band of red brick at eaves level, an ogee lead roof, and a copper ball finial. It has an octagonal plan, is in a single storeys, and has a buttress in each corner. The windows have pointed heads, and the doorway has an architrave. Inside are fixed benches and a central table.[26] |
Methodist Church 54°37′13″N 3°18′06″W / 54.62033°N 3.30180°W |
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1840 | The |
Fountain, Lorton Hall 54°37′12″N 3°18′48″W / 54.61992°N 3.31328°W |
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Late 19th century | The fountain is in calciferous sandstone. It has a base of four segmental bowls. The fountain head consists of scrolled brackets and carved lion heads.[28] |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ a b c d Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 502
- ^ Historic England & 1145183
- ^ Historic England & 1145147
- ^ Historic England & 1326848
- ^ Historic England & 1326870
- ^ Historic England & 1237591
- ^ Historic England & 1146380
- ^ Historic England & 1326847
- ^ Historic England & 1145150
- ^ Historic England & 1145151
- ^ Historic England & 1390842
- ^ Historic England & 1145148
- ^ Historic England & 1146431
- ^ Historic England & 1311806
- ^ Historic England & 1146438
- ^ Historic England & 1145149
- ^ Historic England & 1326871
- ^ Historic England & 1145144
- ^ Historic England & 1145145
- ^ Historic England & 1326867
- ^ Historic England & 1145146
- ^ Historic England & 1326868
- ^ Historic England & 1146403
- ^ Historic England & 1145184
- ^ Historic England & 1145131
- ^ Historic England & 1326869
- ^ Historic England & 1146394
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