Description

CROSBY RAVENSWORTH
NY 61 NW

5/3 Crake Trees
6.2.68 (tower house)

II

House, now ruinous, incorporating tower. At least 2 separate builds: Tower
probably C14, linked to solar block by single-storey hall; 1st floor added to
hall, probably in C16 or C17. Later additions and alterations. Said to have
been a residence of the Lancaster family. Coursed, squared rubble with quoins.
Roofless. Tower has been reduced and now stands only 2 storeys high; walls to
hall and solar were 2 storeys high in 1934 (R.C.H.M. Westmorland Inventory) but
have been somewhat reduced since then. Windows of various dates remain,
including one with a C14 trefoiled ogee head in the south face of the tower.
Barrel vault to towers ground floor survives intact; stone newel stair and a
number of fireplaces remain in situ.

Listing NGR: NY6157215563

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438585

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)