Arkleby Hall
| Arkleby Hall | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Arkleby Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY14273974 |
| Location: | 54°44’39"N, 3°19’52"W |
| Village: | Arkleby |
| History | |
| Built c 1740= | |
| Farmhouse | |
| Information | |
Arkleby Hall is a grand farmhouse at Arkleby in Cumberland, just north of Plumbland and south of Aspatria. Its estate is to the south of the River Ellen, on the coastal plain in the west of the county.
The hall itself is a Grade II listed building.[1] The garden wall (NY14293974) is separately Grade II listed also.[2]
The house as seen today was built around 1740, though it incorporates parts of an earlier house built in 1725. It was a place of status: a coat-of-arms (Thompson) is carved over the front entrance. The date stone from the older house remains in place but now in the interior, inscribed 'G & J.T. 1725' for Gustavus and Johanna Thompson.
The house is built in two storeys with an attic, and five double-span bays. The fine detailing of the construction is of architectural interest throughout, with carved heraldic detailing and such decoration as bears and men on horseback. There are Yorkshire sash windows, while the rear wall has a round-headed 2-light staircase window and small attic windows.
References
- ↑ Arkleby Hall and Flanking Walls, Plumbland - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Garden Wall and gate piers east of Arkleby Hall, Plumbland - British Listed Buildings
- National Heritage List 11174278: Arkleby Hall
- Deeds of the Arkleby Hall Estate, sold to Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart., for £6300 in 1803 (Cumberland archives)