Muncaster Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Large house. 5 related planning applications.
Muncaster Castle
- WRENN ID
- late-rafter-fen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Country
- England
- Type
- Large house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 19 NW MUNCASTER A595 (off South side)
18/72 Muncaster Castle
8.9.67 I Large house incorporating (C13?) fortified tower in the south-west corner; remodelled and enlarged 1862-66 by Anthony Salvin for the 4th Lord Muncaster. Coursed rubble with quoins and sandstone detailing; embattled parapets, some carried on cavetto eaves. Graduated slate roofs; corniced stone chimneys. U-shaped plan with tower at end of each arm; mainly 2 and 3 storeys. Main entrance on south side in full-height porch. Scattered fenestration, mainly C19, of multi-light stone-mullioned (and transomed) windows. Very fine interior includes panelled Hall, drawing room (with decorative plasterwork to segmental ceiling), and octagonal library with galleries. For detailed description, see Pevsner, BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND : CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND pp165 and 166 (1980 edition).
Listing NGR: SD1035596332
Detailed Attributes
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