Blackwell House and stables

Blackwell House and stables is a farmhouse and stables built in the 1730s to 1740s, with a stable extension added in 1905. The building features rendered walls, painted stone surrounds, a slate roof, and brick chimney stacks. It is two storeys high and has five bays. The windows and entrance have moulded surrounds, with the entrance showcasing a shouldered architrave and a dentilled cornice. The wall has a moulded cornice, coped gables with kneelers, and a 20th-century tile ridge. The sash windows have glazing bars and shutter hinge hooks on the ground floor, while the top entrance is a glazed six-panel door.

To the left of the house is a one and a half storey, six bay brick stable that extends to the road. The stables have 20th-century plank doors and a sliding garage door, with an additional entrance nearest to the house. The rear of the house has a filled entrance that may predate 1730, suggesting that the facade represents a rebuilding of an earlier house.

Historically, Blackwell House served as headquarters for both the Rebels and the Crown during the two sieges of Carlisle in 1745. A Civic Trust plaque notes that Prince Charles Edward Stuart stayed here on 10 November 1745, and the Duke of Cumberland was present from 21 to 31 December 1745. The building is illustrated in J.A. Wheatley's "Bonnie Prince Charlie in Cumberland," published in 1903.