| Summary : Farmhouse, formerly a rectory with adjoining barns. The core of the building is a tower house, probably of early 15th century date. The hall range was added in the late 15th/early 16th century, the house was altered in the late 17th and the late 18th centuries and extended in 1879. The barns date from the early 19th century. Built of sandstone with slate roofs. Probably originally three storeyed, the tower is now two storeyed, with walls over one metre thick. In use as a post office in 1984. |
More information : [NY 5754 4727] Rectory and remains of [TI] Peel [GT] (1)
The two lower stories of a pele tower attached to the Rectory at
Croglin, Cumberland. Classed by Curwen as 15th/16th cent. (2,3)
The remains of the pele are in good condition and together with the adjoining former Rectory it is now used as a private residence. See photograph. (4)
[NY57534728] The Old Pele Rectory Farm [NAT] (5)
CROGLIN The Old Pele and Rectory Farmhouse and Barn
Grade II*
House/Post Office and farm, formerly rectory and barns. Probably early C15 tower house, with late C15 or early C16 hall range, altered in late C17 and late C18, with early C19 barns and rear extensions of 1879. Large blocks of coursed red sandstone to tower and hall, with extensions of hammer dressed red sandstone; Welsh and green slate roofs, stone chimney stacks. Tower of 2 storeys (probably originally 3 storeys), single bay, to right, has walls over one metre thick, roof now gabled. C20 French window with plain late C18 surround and 2-pane sash window above in similar surround. End wall has filled ground floor entrance (of undetermined date) with small filled window above. Rear wall has small filled ground floor window, with similar window above of single pane. Interior has ground floor vaulted chamber with newel stair, now filled, in north east angle; entrance from hall is probably C15, later fireplace in rear wall. Upper chamber has remains of stone dividing wall, probably C16, with fireplace in rear in side walls; probable garderobe outlet behind side fireplace; filled window covered by hall wall, suggests hall is of later build than tower. Hall range to left of 2 storeys, 3 bays, has similar stonework to tower, with walls one metre thick, rear wall now internal. (6)
Listed with plan and illustration. (7) |