Arkleby Hall (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Plumbland.
In the historic county of Cumberland.
Modern Authority of Cumbria.
1974 county of Cumbria.
Medieval County of Cumberland.

OS Map Grid Reference: NY142397
Latitude 54.74533° Longitude -3.33313°

Arkleby Hall has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are no visible remains.

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Farmhouse built circa 1740 incorporating an earlier house of 1725. It is two storeyed and rendered with a slate roof. Short flanking walls extend on either side of the house, that to the left surmounted by a griffin holding a coat of arms in its claws. The house was extended in C20. Possibly the site of a medieval fortified manor house. (PastScape)

Farmhouse. Circa 1740 incorporating earlier house of 1725 with Thompson coat-of-arms over front entrance. Incised cement render, with painted raised quoins and cornice, on chamfered plinth. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and kneelers; yellow brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys with attic, 5 bays of double span. Top-glazed panelled door in bolection architrave within fluted plaster doorcase under large segmental pediment enclosing coat-of-arms. Sash windows in painted stone architraves. Yorkshire-sash attic windows in painted stone surrounds. Short shaped flanking walls form integral part of house, that to left surmounted by griffin holding coat-of-arms in its claws. Rear wall has round-headed 2-light staircase window and small attic windows. Interior datestone, inscribed G & J.T. 1725 (Gustavus & Johanna Thompson), has carved bears and men on horseback, which appear to have no armorial significance. (Listed Building Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1217229
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 510310.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 6119.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Old Cumbria Gazetteer
Books
- Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 6
  Bulmer, T.F., 1901, History, Topography and Directory of Cumberland (Manchester) p. 772 online copy

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