Cowmire Hall And Wall Running Approximately 20 Metres To East, With Gate Piers

CROSTHWAITE AND LYTH SD 48 NW Cowmire Hall and wall 3/1 running approx. 20m 21.11.52 to east, with gate piers II* G.V.

House. Late C16 tower house, with C17 addition. Stone rubble, mostly roughcast, slate roofs. East facade of 3 storeys and 6 bays. Central entrance plan. Dripcourses. Windows have wooden chamfered cross-mullion windows, with iron opening lights, those to ground floor with intermediate bars; paired windows to 5th and 6th bays. Entrance has limestone quoins, round hood and 6-fielded-panel door with overlight. Gable-end stacks with rounded shafts. South return has C20 casements. North return has window in former entrance and 2nd floor casements; 3 dripcourses. West gabled wing, the tower, has to south a 4-light mullioned window with round-headed lights, iron grille and label mound, similar 3-light window to 2nd floor; north elevation of exposed stone has similar windows with flat relieving arches and wooden cross-mullion windows to left; later lean-to and flat-roofed porch. Projecting gable-end stack and cross-axial stack with rounded shafts, lean-to garderobe projection. To south of west wing a glazed door and cross-mullion window to rear of later wing. Interior has re-used beams to ground floor. Shaped brackets for hanging shelves. Former kitchen fireplace has 4 stone posts with infill and cupboard with wide-boarded door to right; spice cupboard above entrance passage to left. Stone fireplace has vine trail and roundel with Fleming arms, fire back has lion passant guardant roses and thistles dated 1649. C17 6-panel door with top relief frieze. Beam shows signs of original partition. Tower has 2 barrel vaulted chambers. End room has 6-bolection-panel door and bolection-moulded fireplace. Stair has square newels with ball finials and pendants, turned balusters and moulded handrail. 1st floor has 2 bolection-panel doors, some with dado rails. Tower has hollow and chamfered beams and run out stops, garderobe has wood seat. 2nd floor has 2-panel doors, stud and plaster partitions. Roof has collar and tie trusses. Wall extends east from north-east angle of house, stone rubble, ashlar gate piers towards eastern end have cornices and ball finials.

Listing NGR: SD4275188713