Dallam Tower
| Dallam Tower | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 The driveway and front of Dallam Tower | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD490810 |
| Location: | 54°13’21"N, 2°46’59"W |
| Village: | Beetham |
| History | |
| Built 1720-23 | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Website: | www.dallamtower.com |
Dallam Tower is a country house in Beetham parish, near Milnthorpe in the very south of Westmorland.
The house,is sometimes referred to as 'Dallam Castle' and by an earlier spelling as 'Dalham Tower'.[1] It is described as "Early C18 with C17 core, remodelled early C19" and has rainwater pipes dated 1722. The interiors include panelling by Gillow of Lancaster.[2]
The house has a deer park of 185 acres,[3] running down to the River Bela beside the A6 road with a prominent grade II listed deer shelter.[4] A public road and several public footpaths run through the deer park.
The house itself is Grade I listed[2] It is a member of the Historic Houses Association[5] and remains a private dweling. It is not open to the public except for occasional charity events, visits to the garden through the National Gardens Scheme,[6] and as a wedding venue.
History
A pele tower was built on the site in about 1375 but demolished when the present house was built in 1720-23. A plan dated 1614 indicates that at that time there was a house with formal gardens.[3]
Notable residents of the tower included Daniel Wilson (1680 – 1754)[7] and his son Edward Wilson (c. 1719-1764),[8] who were both Members of Parliament for Westmorland.
Outside links
- Lake District Gazetteer: Dallam Tower: A compilation of references in maps and gazetteers, with some illustrations
- Dallam Tower Estate
References
- ↑ "Copy of 1760 Map showing spelling "Dalham Tower"". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/lgaz/bo18sd37.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallam Tower, Beetham - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dallam Tower - Parks and Gardens UK
- ↑ Deer Shed South East of Dallam Tower, Beetham - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ "Dallam Tower". Historic Houses Association. http://www.hha.org.uk/Property/48/Dallam-Tower. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ National Gardens Scheme: Dallam Tower
- ↑ "WILSON, Daniel (1680-1754), of Nether Levens, Westmld.". The History of Parliament. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/wilson-daniel-1680-1754. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "WILSON, Edward (?1719-64), of Dallam Tower, Westmld.". The History of Parliament. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/wilson-edward-1719-64. Retrieved 13 July 2012.