Latitude: 54.57 / 54°34'12"N
Longitude: -3.1329 / 3°7'58"W
OS Eastings: 326855
OS Northings: 520013
OS Grid: NY268200
Mapcode National: GBR 6HKL.JK
Mapcode Global: WH70D.VDBD
Plus Code: 9C6RHVC8+2R
Entry Name: Barrow House
Listing Date: 3 March 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1120851
English Heritage Legacy ID: 72175
ID on this website: 101120851
Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, CA12
County: Cumbria
District: Allerdale
Civil Parish: Borrowdale
Traditional County: Cumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Keswick St John
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
Tagged with: English country house
NY 22 SE ST JOHNS CASTLERIGG & WYTHBURN DERWENTWATER
12/90 Barrow House
3.3.67
II
Private house now Youth Hostel. 1787-1796 for Joseph Pocklington, with early
C19 alterations and additions. Painted stucco walls with string course, eaves
cornice and V-jointed quoins on chamfered plinth. Hipped graduated greenslate
roof with 2 dormer windows; rendered chimney stacks. Original house, probably
of 3 or 4 bays now converted with 2 two-storeyed canted-bay windows with glazing
bars in painted stone surrounds. Flanking wings have tripartite windows with
glazing bars over tripartite doorways, that to right within a C20 enclosed
glazed porch, all in painted stone surrounds. Further 2-storey canted-bay
extension to left has sash windows with glazing bars. Joseph Pocklington
1736-1817, entered in his account book "26 March 1787, Ale at laying foundation
of the House £0.5.0; 12 Jany 1797, Quitted my Island this day and arrived safe
at Barrow after a very rough voyage." He had built an island house on
Derwentwater and retired to this house, known as Barrow Cascade House, which he
built at a cost of £1,655.3.6¾d. Became an hotel in the early C20 and a Youth
Hostel in 1931. Reverted to hotel in 1950 and finally purchased by YHA in
1961. Lower extension to left is not of interest.
Listing NGR: NY2685520013
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