High Biggins Old Hall
HIGH BIGGINS OLD HALL, BIGGINS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1145801
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- List Entry Name:
- High Biggins Old Hall
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH BIGGINS OLD HALL, BIGGINS LANE
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- Date:
- 2002-09-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/09095/27
- Rights:
- © Mr CJ Wright. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1145801
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Mar-1983
- List Entry Name:
- High Biggins Old Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH BIGGINS OLD HALL, BIGGINS LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH BIGGINS OLD HALL, BIGGINS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 60120 78244
Details
BIGGINS LANE 1. 5166 High Biggins Old Hall (formerly listed as Old Hall) SD 67 NW 4/9 12.2.62 II* GV
2. C15, early C17 and C19. Two storeys. Rubble. Slate roof, steeply pitched over east wing. Quoins. Now an L-shaped building with Medieval solar and two later wings, one on site of original hall. The Medieval part has two windows on west side. One of C15 on first floor, of two chamfered lights with hooks for shutters in splay. One on ground floor of late C16 or early C17 with three chamfered lights, the centre rebated. Also on ground floor blocked two centred arched doorway. Heavy beams to ceiling. On first floor chamfered fireplace with shouldered lintel. The early C17 wing, on north side, has several three and four light chamfered mullion windows with labels and decorated label stops. One crocketed finial survives to north-east corner. On south side of this block one doorway at first floor level with single roll on arris. On first floor inside one square headed fireplace with stopped double chamfer. The north wing though probably C19 has doorway with label over, linked with raised lettering
"EC 1606" (for Edward Curwen). Roofs C19 throughout. Another block linking High Biggins Old Hall to Biggins Hall, with fragments of old work, was demolished recently. Built and extended as manor house. Upper part of east wing may have served as court room. (RCHM, NLVAS).
Listing NGR: SD6012078244
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 75119
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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