Thistlewood Tower
Thistlewood Tower, High Bridge, Dalston, CA5 7DS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1326687
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Thistlewood Tower
- Statutory Address:
- Thistlewood Tower, High Bridge, Dalston, CA5 7DS
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- Date:
- 2002-09-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/08782/24
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1326687
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Thistlewood Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- Thistlewood Tower, High Bridge, Dalston, CA5 7DS
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:
- Thistlewood Tower, High Bridge, Dalston, CA5 7DS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Sowerby
- National Grid Reference:
- NY3965043632
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14/11/2019
NY 34 SE
4/8
CASTLE SOWERBY
HIGH BRIDGE
Thistlewood Tower
(Formerly listed as Thistlewood Farmhouse, HIGHBRIDGE)
I
Fortified tower and extension. Probably early C15 with C16 alterations and late C17 extension. Tower has thick red sandstone rubble walls with flush quoins, now under gabled red sandstone slate roof with small banded red sandstone chimney stacks. Extension of dark-pink coursed sandstone rubble walls with flush cream sandstone quoins and eaves cornice, on chamfered plinth. Welsh slate roof with bottom courses of sandstone slate; banded red sandstone chimney stacks. Rectangular tower of two storeys over basement, with lower two-storey, four-bay extension. Tower has basement loops; the other small original windows at various levels have been blocked and replaced by two- and three-light late C16 stone-mullioned windows under hoodmoulds. Extension has central C20 door in chamfered C17 surround under drip mould. Two-light stone-mullioned windows under drip moulds.
Interior of the tower is thought to be of some interest but unable to gain access at the time of survey. Small single-storey additions to tower are not of interest.
Listing NGR: NY3965043632
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 73730
- 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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