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Wharton Hall

Hob Uid: 14636
Location :
Cumbria
Eden
Wharton
Grid Ref : NY7708006200
Summary : A large house of courtyard plan which was mainly built between the late 14th and the 17th centuries. It has rubble walls with quoins and welsh slate roofs with projecting stone chimneys. The house is partly ruined.
More information : NY 7708 0620. Wharton Hall (NR) [1]

The main building is late 14th or early 15th century. A great hall and kitchen were added about 1540. The gatehouse and NW range are c. 1559. The main building became ruinous and was restored c 1785, and, with the NW range, was converted into a farmhouse. The great hall and gatehouse range are now in ruins. See plan. [2]

An outstanding building, undergoing a certain amount of renovation. See photographs. [3]

Wharton Hall A large house of courtyard plan. In building between late 14th and 17th centuries. Substantial remains of the great hall and kitchen, gatehouse virtually intact though lacking roof and floors. Grade 1. [4]

NY 771061 Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen; scheduled. [5]

Originated as a tower and hall house of circa 1415, extended with a banqueting hall and kitchen circa 1540. A gatehouse, West wing (including Long Gallery and chapel) were added circa 1559. Restored in 1785 after several years as a ruin, the North-East and West ranges now form a farm, the rest is ruinous. Plan and illustrations. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1957
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Source details : F1 JB 12-MAR-74
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Source details : DOE Listed Buildings Dist of Eden Cumbria 21.10.83
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Source details : English Heritage SAM List Cumbria 31.3.94
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built circa 1415
Monument End Date : 1425
Monument Start Date : 1405
Monument Type : Tower House, Hall House
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Circa 1540
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1520
Monument Type : Banqueting House, Kitchen, Great Hall
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Circa 1540
Monument End Date : 1560
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Banqueting House, Kitchen, Great Hall
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Extanded 1569
Monument End Date : 1569
Monument Start Date : 1569
Monument Type : Gatehouse, Domestic Chapel, Cross Wing House
Evidence : Ruined Building, Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Restored 1785
Monument End Date : 1785
Monument Start Date : 1785
Monument Type : Cross Wing House
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Now
Monument End Date : 1999
Monument Start Date : 1901
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 370
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 73046
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 30179
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 70 NE 18
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-03-12
End Date : 1974-03-12