Medieval Tower Incorporated Into Irton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Fortified tower-house. 4 related planning applications.
Medieval Tower Incorporated Into Irton Hall
- WRENN ID
- former-panel-moss
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1985
- Type
- Fortified tower-house
- Address
- Medieval Tower Incorporated Into Irton Hall, Irton with Santon, Cumberland, CA19 1TA
- OS grid reference
- NY 104 005
- Coordinates
- 54.3928, -3.38011
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A medieval tower house, dating from the 14th century and likely built for Adam de Yrton, is now incorporated into Irton Hall. The tower is constructed from granite rubble with carved sandstone detailing. It features an overhanging, crenellated parapet, probably renewed in the 18th century, and sits beneath a lead roof. The building has two storeys, an attic, and a basement, with two irregular bays. The window openings are varied, some original with carved labels and cusped heads, while others are later 19th-century additions. Internally, the basement has a segmental vault, and there is a full-height newel staircase. The main entrance has been created through the adjoining school building.
Local climate
Medieval Tower Incorporated Into Irton Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 10 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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