Description

NY 34 NW DALSTON Cardew

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Cardew Hall

G.V. II

Farmhouse. Probably early C16 and C17, with C18 and C19 additions and
alterations. Large coursed red sandstone on squared plinth: thick walls. C20
tiled roof with coped gable and kneeler at right. Large square chimney at right
gable, ashlar stack to left. Two storeys. Original C16 house of 3 bays, C17
extension 2. Two-bay C18 wing at right-angles. Large C19 sandstone porch with
hipped Welsh slate roof and side plank door. Windows varied: 2 original with
chamfered surround (1 blocked), 2 stone-mullioned (also blocked) and C18 and
later sashes and casements. In C17 part a 4-panel door in carved pilastered
surround. Rear elevation shows a left projection to original house with remains
of stair-turret in angle. Central projecting chimney breast with corbelled
recess to allow light to a stone-mullioned window, one of 4, 2 now blocked.
Other windows C18, C19 and C20. Ancestral house of the Denton family and
birthplace of John Denton (c1561-1617), first historian of Cumberland. Sold to
Sir John Lowther in 1686. Birthplace of the poetess Susanna Blamire (1747-94).

Listing NGR: NY3496949859

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata IDs Q24661355 Q26307448

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)