Dallam Tower

Dallam Tower is a house dated 1722 on the rainwater heads, originally built in the early 18th century with a 17th-century core, and later remodeled in the early 19th century by G. Webster of Kendal. The exterior features scored stucco with sandstone dressings and a hipped graduated greenslate roof with lead rolls. The central block has two storeys plus attics, with single-storey pavilions on each side, all including cellars. The design is symmetrical with 13 bays arranged in a pattern of 2:1:7:1:2.

A central tetrastyle portico, added later, stands in front of a panelled door that has a margined overlight within an earlier moulded eared surround, complete with a ramped head and consoles supporting the remains of a pediment. The entrance on the garden front features similar details, but its segmental pediment is complete. The cellar contains original 18th-century sash windows with glazing bars, while the ground and first floors have 19th-century replacements, also with glazing bars, set in stone surrounds. The attics feature gabled dormers with horizontal sliding sashes.

The building has a plinth, rusticated pilasters, and quoins, along with corniced overhanging eaves. There are four corniced chimneys on the central block, three on the left pavilion, and one on the right. The rainwater pipes are decorated with junctions and heads featuring coats-of-arms, all dated 1722.

Inside, the interior is exceptionally fine and includes elements from various periods. Notable features include 17th-century panelling from cottages on the estate, which includes spice cupboards with initials and dates TS and TWD, as well as a fireplace from Nether Levens dated 1682 and 1676. The drawing room, bedrooms, and landing feature 18th-century panelling. A cantilevered staircase from the 18th century is inlaid with holly, yew, walnut, and mahogany, featuring three moulded balusters per step and a ramped and moulded handrail with a curtail. There is also a second oak stair leading to the attics, and panelling by Gillow of Lancaster is found in the main hall and dining room.