Description

CARTMEL FELL
SD 48 NW
8/12
Hodge Hill (formerly
18.5.53 listed as Hodge Hill
Farmhouse with barn
facing road q.v.)

G.V. II*

House, now hotel. Possibly dates from 1560, with later alterations; spice
cupboard door dated 1674. Roughcast stone with slate roof. 2 storeys with
attic, 5 bays; end bays gabled, that to right projects. Windows have wooden
chamfered mullions and transoms, and leaded glazing with some iron opening
lights, probably C19 or later; stair window to 2nd bay; 3rd bay has gabled
dormer with ball finial; 5th bay has 2 small attic lights. 4th bay has recessed
porch under gallery; wide-boarded door has moulded battens and bolection-moulded
frame; decorative handle. Gallery has turned balusters and post supporting.
eaves; entrance and small window. Gable-end stacks and cross-axial stack with
paired rounded shafts. Left return of 3 bays. Rear of 6 bays, end bays
asymmetrically gabled, that to right projects. Dripcourse to central bays.
Windows as above; those to end bays under dripstones. Attic window to 1st bay
has older wooden frame, no leaded glazing. Return of 6th bay has entrance with
wide-boarded studded door; small gabled projection, covered in foliage, to
front. Gable ends have ball finial and stack. Left return has gabled wing
connecting with service range which has casements with leaded glazing and 2
cross-axial stacks. Interior has chamfered beams; plank and muntin partition
with moulded arrises and 2-panel door. Spice cupboard with: "EMS/1674". Bay
window has cupboards with butterfly hinges. Stone fireplace partition has
attached bench and adjoining 2-panel door. Dog-leg stair has dog gates and
turned balustrade to landing. 1st floor has plank and muntin partitions and
small cupboard door with: "BPA/1692".

Listing NGR: SD4185288164

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543816

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