More information : (SD 4952 8508) Levens Hall (NR). (1)
Levens Hall has some remains of a 14th century house of the local type consisting of a hall-block with a tower-wing at one end and a cross-wing at the other, but dates mainly from the reconstruction of Sir James Bellingham, 1577-1561, with some subsequent work. (See plan). 'The house as it stands is mainly an interesting and little altered example of the Elizabethan age'. The garden layout is one of the finest examples in the country. (2)
Levens Hall was erected as a pele tower probably in 1360, and altered with the addition of the first hall probably circa 1450. The old stables, a range of two storey buildings north east of the house, date from circa 1600 with an addition of circa 1700 at the south end. (3)
Levens Hall. House and attached service wings forming courtyard to rear. Mainly C16 with earlier, probably C14 core. Extensively remodelled in late C17 with some later alterations and additions in the 1780s. Early C19 tower added to rear, attributed to Webster of Kendal. Limestone rubble walls, part rendered, with sandstone dressings and graduated greenslate roof. 2 storeys plus basement and attics. (4)
Listed. (5)
Listed with plan, illustrations and photos. (6) |