History in Structure

Tytup Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Dalton Town with Newton, Cumbria

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1739 / 54°10'26"N

Longitude: -3.1723 / 3°10'20"W

OS Eastings: 323576

OS Northings: 475980

OS Grid: SD235759

Mapcode National: GBR 6N95.0J

Mapcode Global: WH72B.7CN2

Plus Code: 9C6R5RFH+H3

Entry Name: Tytup Hall

Listing Date: 25 February 1950

Last Amended: 20 December 1993

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208891

English Heritage Legacy ID: 388364

ID on this website: 101208891

Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA15

County: Cumbria

District: Barrow-in-Furness

Civil Parish: Dalton Town with Newton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Dalton-in-Furness St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: House

Find accommodation in
Ireleth

Description



BARROW IN FURNESS

SD27NW TYTUP
708-1/1/250 Tytup Hall
25/02/50
(Formerly Listed as:
DALTON ROAD, Ireleth
Tytup Hall)

GV II*

Small country house. c1710 with early C19 side-wing. For
William Matson. Roughcast over stone, graduated slate roof.
2 storeys with cellar and attic, 5 bays; 2-storey, 3-bay side
wing set back on left. Chamfered quoins. Central doorway has
nosed steps and iron railings with curved handrails; 6-panel
door with integral, 6-pane overlight in eared architrave with
rosette and segmental pediment. 18-pane sashes in raised
ashlar surrounds moulded on their inner edges: 1st-floor
sashes of older appearance with thick glazing bars. Shaped
kneelers with ball finials; ashlar gable copings; truncated
end stacks. Wing on left: sashes with glazing bars to each
floor; small end stack on left and tall stack adjoining the
main house. Rear: nine 18-pane sashes, 2 of which form stair
windows and interrupt a 1st-floor band.
INTERIOR: entrance hall has fluted Corinthian pilasters and
modillioned cornice. Archivolt through to stair hall: 8-panel
doors; staircase with oak treads, panelled dado, wreathed and
ramped handrail. Front-right room: modillioned cornice to
2-panel ceiling; niches flank C20 arch through to rear room.
Front-left has fielded-panel shutters on H/L hinges. Closet
near stairs has fitted cupboard with round-arched doors,
fluted pilasters and dentilled cornice.
1st floor: front-right room panelled and with Corinthian
pilasters and enriched cornice. Front-left room has false
doorway, fireplace flanked by Ionic pilasters, dentilled
cornice. Rear-right room: original painted overmantel
depicting rural scene with man on horseback and 2 attenders on
the approach to a bridge. Back stairs: square and rectangular
newels, turned balusters.
Described as a new house in an agreement of 1713 (Melville).
Later the home of Father Thomas West, a Jesuit and author of
'The Antiquities of Furness' 1774 and 'A Guide to the Lakes'
1778, the former written at Tytup (Holt).
(Trans Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaeological
Soc: Melville J: The Chronological Record of Tytup Hall: A
re-appraisal: Kendal: 1975-: 258-261).


Listing NGR: SD2357675980

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.