Listed buildings in Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite

Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 18 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish is in the Lake District National Park, and is sparsely populated. It contains the settlements of Seathwaite, part of Ulpha, and Broughton Mills. The listed buildings include farmhouses, farm buildings, houses, bridges, potash kilns, a burial ground, a church, and a boundary stone.

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
Farm building, Stephenson Ground 54.32804°N 3.17665°W		16th century (possible)	Originally a dwelling, later a farm building, it is in stone with a stone-slate roof, and has a single storey. On the front are two doorways with slate lintels, and at the left end is a window. At the rear is a single door, and inside there is one disturbed cruck truss.[2]
Low Whineray Ground Farmhouse and outbuildings 54.30303°N 3.22928°W	—	17th century or earlier	The buildings are in stone with quoins and a slate roof. The farmhouse has two storeys, initially three bays, later extended at the north end. Most windows are casements, with one sash window and an added 20th-century window. At the north end steps lead up to a loft door. The outbuildings adjoin the farmhouse to the south and have a total of four bays. They consist of a byre, an outshut containing an earth closet, steps leading to a loft door, and a cart shed.[3]
Friends' Burial Ground 54.33038°N 3.22580°W	—	17th century	The Friends' burial ground continued in use until the 19th century. It consists of a square stone enclosure about 15 metres (49 ft) square, with walls about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. There is an entrance in the north wall, and on the inner faces of the walls are stone benches.[4]
Stickle House Barn 54.30961°N 3.21007°W		17th century (probable)	This is a field barn in stone with a slate roof. In the east front are two entrances and blocked ventilation slits, and in the west front is a blocked entrance and a ventilation slit. The south gable end contains an owl hole, and inside the barn are two full cruck trusses.[5]
Dale Head 54.39571°N 3.16971°W		Late 17th century (probable)	A house that was extended in the 19th century, it is in stone. There are two storeys, the original part has two bays, and the higher extension to the left also has two bays. At the rear is an outshut, and the windows are a mix of sashes and casements.[6]
Under Crag 54.35986°N 3.18181°W	—	1714	A roughcast stone farmhouse with a slate roof. It has two storeys, three bays, a lean-to outshut to the left, and another at the rear. There is a central doorway, casement windows in the ground floor, sash windows above, and fixed small-paned windows at the rear.[7]
Ulpha Bridge 54.32654°N 3.23696°W		Late 17th or early 18th century (probable)	The bridge carries a road, Sella Brow, over the River Duddon. It is in stone and consists of three segmental arches. It has voussoirs and parapets with flat coping. On the north parapet is an inscribed stone and a boundary stone.[8]
Birks Bridge 54.38383°N 3.18069°W		18th century (probable)	The bridge carries a road over the River Duddon. It is in stone, and consists of a single segmental arch over a ravine. The bridge is 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) wide, it has voussoirs, and there are pipes in the parapets for drainage.[9]
Potash kiln 54.32692°N 3.17288°W	—	18th century (probable)	The potash kiln is a round stone structure built into sloping ground. It has a rectangular fire hole, and inside is a shallow bowl.[10]
Potash kiln 54.32210°N 3.17665°W	—	18th century (probable)	The potash kiln is stone. It consists of a round shallow bowl in a ruinous state, and it has a rectangular fire hole.[11]
Rawfold Bridge 54.29653°N 3.23709°W		18th century (probable)	The bridge carries a road over the River Duddon. It is in stone and consists of two rectangular arches, the eastern arch being the wider. The central pier stands on a rocky outcrop, and the bridge has voussoirs and straight parapets.[12]
Seathwaite Bridge 54.36122°N 3.18344°W		18th century (probable)	The bridge carries a road over Tarn Beck. It is in stone, and consists of two segmental arches, the arch to the west being smaller. The parapets were added later and contain an inscribed stone.[13]
Dunnerdale Hall Farmhouse with byres 54.34941°N 3.20972°W	—	Mid to late 18th century (probable)	A byre was added to each end of the farmhouse in the 19th century. The building is in stone, the house is on a boulder plinth, the byres have quoins, and the whole has a slate roof. The house has two storeys, originally three bays, and it was later extended into a former one-bay cart shed. Most of the windows are casements, and there are some sash windows. Each byre has steps leading up to a hay-loft door.[14]
Turner Hall 54.35772°N 3.18148°W	—	Mid to late 18th century (probable)	A stone house with quoins and a slate roof. There are two storeys and a symmetrical front of three bays. In the centre is a porch, most of the windows are sashes, and there are two fixed windows at the rear.[15]
Boundary stone (Three Shires Stone) 54.41501°N 3.11523°W		1816	The boundary stone stands at the meeting point of the historic counties of Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland, and was erected as a memorial. It consists of a pillar with a rectangular plan about 6 feet (1.8 m) high, and inscribed on one side with initials and the year, and on the other side with "LANCASHIRE".[16]
Barn, byres and courtyard entrance, Hesketh Hall 54.30717°N 3.19527°W	—	Late 18th to early 19th century (probable)	The buildings are in stone with quoins and slate roofs. The barn has two storeys and five bays. On the north side a ramp leads to a wagon entrance, and on the south side there is a winnowing door, three byre and stable doors, windows, and a slate canopy. A wall containing a wagon entrance links the barn to the house.[17]
Hesketh Hall 54.30699°N 3.19526°W	—	19th century (probable)	A stone house, partly slate-hung, with a slate roof. There are two storeys and a symmetrical front of three bays. There is a central doorway, and the windows are sashes. Above the door is a re-set dated and initialled panel.[18]
Holy Trinity Church 54.35490°N 3.18772°W		1874	The church is built in slate rubble and has a slate roof. It consists of a nave and chancel in a single cell, a south porch, and a north organ loft and vestry. On the west gable is a bellcote. The porch is gabled, and contains an entrance with a pointed arch, and a sundial. The windows are lancets, the east window being a stepped triple lancet.[19][20]

References

Citations

1. Historic England
2. Historic England & 1335940
3. Historic England & 1086827
4. Historic England & 1158430
5. Historic England & 1335938
6. Historic England & 1335977
7. Historic England & 1158399
8. Historic England & 1086831
9. Historic England & 1086826
10. Historic England & 1158344
11. Historic England & 1251567
12. Historic England & 1086625
13. Historic England & 1335939
14. Historic England & 1158316
15. Historic England & 1086830
16. Historic England & 1311547
17. Historic England & 1311541
18. Historic England & 1086829
19. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 609
20. Historic England & 1158413

Sources

• Historic England, "Farm building at 150 metres east of Stephenson Ground Farmhouse, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1335940)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Low Whineray Ground, farmhouse with adjoining byre, earth closet, and cart shed, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086827)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Friends' Burial Ground, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1158430)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Stickle House Barn, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1335938)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Dale Head, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1335977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Under Crag, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1158399)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Ulpha Bridge, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086831)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Birks Bridge, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086826)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Potash Kiln to west of Water Yeat Bridge, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1158344)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Potash Kiln at SD 235 924, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1251567)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Rawfold bridge approximately 230 metres to northeast of Duddon Hall, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086625)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Seathwaite Bridge, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1335939)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Dunnerdale Hall Farmhouse with adjoining byres, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1158316)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Turner Hall, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086830)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Boundary stone on site of Three Shire Stones, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1311547)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Ramp barn and byres with courtyard entrance linking it to north return of Hesketh Hall, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1311541)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Hesketh Hall, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1086829)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Dunnerdale with Seathwaite (1158413)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 13 February 2017
• Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1