Gate House, Eskdale Green
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| Gate House | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 The Gate House and lake | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY14360023 |
| Location: | 54°23’25"N, 3°19’13"W |
| Village: | Eskdale Green |
| History | |
| Built 1896 | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Outward Bound Trust |
| Website: | Outward Bound: Eskdale |
Gate House or Gatehouse is a country house in Eskdale Green in Cumberland. The house is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Built in 1896 for the Rea family, the house and part of the grounds were sold via auction in 1949 to the Outward Bound Trust, who converted it in 1950 into their Eskdale Centre. The rest of the estate was sold at the same time in 13 other lots.
The grounds were designed by Thomas H. Mawson and included Giggle Alley Forest, site of a Japanese garden which, created in 1914 but derelict by the time of the 1949 auction. The forest was sold to the Forestry Commission by the Outward Bound Trust in the 1960s.
References
- ↑ Gate House (Outward Bound School), Eskdale - British Listed Buildings
