Listed buildings in Scaleby

Scaleby is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Scaleby, and is otherwise rural. The most important building in the parish is Scaleby Castle; this and associated structures are listed. The other listed buildings include houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, a church, a former chapel, a church hall, a war memorial, and a milestone.

Key
Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
All Saints Church
54.95979°N 2.86518°W / 54.95979; -2.86518 (All Saints Church)
Early 13th century The tower dates from the early 14th century, and the church was restored in 1827–28 and in 1860–62, when the east end was rebuilt. It is built in large blocks of sandstone, probably from the Roman Wall, and has a green slate roof with coped gables and a cross finial. The church consists of a combined nave and chancel, a south porch, and a fortified west tower. The tower has three stages, very thick walls on a chamfered plinth, slit windows, a battlemented parapet, and corner pinnacles. The body of the church has buttresses, a round-headed south doorway, and lancet windows.[2][3] II
Scaleby Castle
54.95367°N 2.86173°W / 54.95367; -2.86173 (Scaleby Castle)
Late 13th century (probable) The castle was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, a wing was added in the 16th century, it was altered in the late 17th century and remodelled in about 1838, possibly by Thomas Rickman. The castle is built in sandstone, the earliest parts with stone taken from the Roman Wall. The castle consists of a four-storey tower, largely in ruins, a three-storey three-bay great hall, a two-storey polygonal curtain tower with an open roof, and a two-storey gatehouse. The south range has three storeys and is in two builds, each with three bays, and with a garderobe turret in the middle. The east part has three gabled dormers, sash windows in the main floor and 19th-century windows below. In the west part the windows are in Tudor style. The moated site on which the castle stands is a Scheduled Monument.[4][5][6] I
Bridge over moat, Scaleby Castle
54.95423°N 2.86110°W / 54.95423; -2.86110 (Bridge over moat, Scaleby Castle)
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 17th century (probable) The bridge carries a road over the moat. It is in sandstone and has been repaired on a number of occasions. The bridge consists of a single segmental arch carrying a single track. Its abutments form the side walls of the moat, and there is a later brick parapet.[7] II
Gate piers and wall, Scaleby Castle
54.95397°N 2.86170°W / 54.95397; -2.86170 (Gate piers and wall, Scaleby Castle)
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 Late 17th century The square gate piers have brick columns with recessed panels on a chamfered sandstone plinth, hood moulds, chamfered caps and ball finials. There are high brick walls on each side, the wall to the right having been reduced in height and partly demolished.[8] II
Hitchin's Onset
54.96114°N 2.86167°W / 54.96114; -2.86167 (Hitchin's Onset)
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 Late 17th or early 18th century (probable) A cruck-framed cottage that was extended probably in the late 18th century. It has clay walls repaired in brick and sandstone, and the extensions at the ends and the rear are in sandstone. The cottage has a single storey with an attic, the original part in three bays and the extensions each in one bay.[9][10] II
High Hill
54.96000°N 2.85285°W / 54.96000; -2.85285 (High Hill)
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 Early 18th century (probable) The house was extended in the 19th century. It has clay walls, extensions in sandstone with quoins, and a roof of green slate with some Welsh slate and some sandstone slate. There is a single storey, the original house has three bays, and the extensions to the sides are of one bay each. On the front is a wooden porch, and the windows are casements in plain surrounds. The left extension was originally a granary, and has small windows, dove holes, and external steps leading to a loft.[11][12] II
Fordsyke and barn
54.96061°N 2.84930°W / 54.96061; -2.84930 (Fordsyke)
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 1765 A brick farmhouse with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has a chamfered surround, and the sash windows have plain sandstone surrounds. To the left is an L-shaped sandstone barn with a Welsh slate roof; it contains plank doors and ventilation slits.[13] II
Woodhead and outbuilding
54.95583°N 2.83888°W / 54.95583; -2.83888 (Woodhead)
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 Late 18th century The farmhouse is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has two storeys and four bays. The doorway and sash windows have plain surrounds. To the right is a two-storey outbuilding with clay walls.[14] II
Stables, Scaleby Castle
54.95406°N 2.86126°W / 54.95406; -2.86126 (Stables, Scaleby Castle)
Late 18th or early 19th century The stables are in sandstone and brick with sandstone dressings and Welsh slate roofs with some sandstone slate. They are on four sides surrounding a courtyard, they are in a single storey with lofts, and have numerous bays. Some doors have flat heads, others are rounded, and the windows are a mix of sashes, casements and slat vents.[15] II
Milestone
54.97157°N 2.84110°W / 54.97157; -2.84110 (Milestone)
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 1807 (probable) The milestone was provided for the Brampton to Longtown Turnpike. It is in sandstone and consists of a square stone set at an angle and inscribed on the faces with the distances in miles to Brampton and to Longtown.[16] II
Church Close
54.95968°N 2.86450°W / 54.95968; -2.86450 (Church Close)
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 Early 19th century A sandstone house with a hipped slate roof, in a single storey and with two bays. At the side entrance is a gabled pedimented porch, and a doorway with a pointed arch. The windows are sashes with chamfered stone surrounds and hood moulds.[17] II
Church Hall
54.95949°N 2.86552°W / 54.95949; -2.86552 (Church Hall)
Early 19th century Originally a school, the church hall is in sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with quoins, shaped eaves modillions, and a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. The hall is in a single storey with two bays, and has a gabled porch, a doorway with a pointed arch, a chamfered surround, and a fanlight, and on the gable is a bellcote. The windows are casements with chamfered surrounds and diamond panes.[18] II
Wesley Cottage
54.96395°N 2.87647°W / 54.96395; -2.87647 (Wesley Cottage)
1828 A former Methodist chapel, to which a porch was added in 1883. The building is in sandstone with quoins and a hipped slate roof. It has a square plan, a single storey, and two bays. The gabled porch has a doorway with a pointed arch and a false keystone. This is flanked by casement windows with pointed arches and false keystones. On the sides of the building are casement windows with flat heads.[lower-alpha 1][2][19] II
Longpark
54.94840°N 2.89731°W / 54.94840; -2.89731 (Longpark)
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 1831 A brick farmhouse on a chamfered sandstone plinth, with sandstone quoins and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has reeded pilaster strips, an open moulded pediment and a radial fanlight, and the windows are sashes with plain stone surrounds.[20] II
Scaleby Hall
54.95976°N 2.85632°W / 54.95976; -2.85632 (Scaleby Hall)
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 1834 A country house in sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with quoins, a plain cornice, a large wooden eaves cornice with modillions forming a gabled pediment, and a green slate roof. There are two storeys with an attic and five bays, a single-storey two-bay extension to the right, and a two-storey four-bay extension to the rear. On the front is a prostyle porch with unfluted Ionic columns, a moulded entablature and cornice, and a cast iron balcony. The doorway has pilaster strips, a moulded architrave, and a fanlight. The windows are sashes.[11][21] II
War memorial
54.95967°N 2.86376°W / 54.95967; -2.86376 (War memorial)
1920 The war memorial stands in front of the village hall. It is in Scottish grey granite, and is in the form of a wheel-head Celtic cross. On the front of the cross is a central boss surrounded by knotwork carvings. The shaft tapers, and stands on a two-tiered moulded base. On the base is an inscription, the names of those lost in the First World War, and the names of those who served and returned.[22] II

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Street View in November 2010 shows that the chapel has been converted for residential use

Citations
  1. Historic England
  2. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 604
  3. Historic England & 1335573
  4. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), pp. 604–606
  5. Historic England & 1311782
  6. Historic England & 1019762
  7. Historic England & 1311759
  8. Historic England & 1087602
  9. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), pp. 606–607
  10. Historic England & 1087600
  11. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 607
  12. Historic England & 1311803
  13. Historic England & 1087599
  14. Historic England & 1087604
  15. Historic England & 1087601
  16. Historic England & 1146389
  17. Historic England & 1311838
  18. Historic England & 1087598
  19. Historic England & 1146520
  20. Historic England & 1087603
  21. Historic England & 1335574
  22. Historic England & 1463523

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