Listed buildings in Hayton and Mealo

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Hayton and Mealo is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains seven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Hayton and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of a former tower house and associated structures, three houses, and a former chapel.

Hayton and Mealo civil parish in Allerdale, Cumbria, England

Hayton and Mealo is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria. In the 2011 census it had a population of 237. The western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coastline south of Allonby; working clockwise it is then bordered by Allonby parish to the north, Westnewton to the north east, Aspatria to the east and Oughterside and Allerby to the south. The B5300 road runs along the western edge of the parish, on the coast, and the A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport runs just outside the parish's south eastern boundary. The only settlement is Hayton, a village in the centre of the parish.

Civil parish territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Allerdale Borough in England

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.

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Grade Criteria [1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Hayton Castle
54°45′46″N3°23′03″W / 54.76264°N 3.38426°W / 54.76264; -3.38426 (Hayton Castle)
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Originally a tower house, it was enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries, and is in sandstone on a chamfered plinth with a green slate roof. The main part has two storeys and attics, and eight bays, with the former tower at the rear forming an L-shaped plan. The doorway has a bolection architrave and a segmental pediment containing carved heads and an urn. Some of the windows are mullioned, and others are sashes, and there are hood moulds. At the rear are four gables. Inside the house medieval and 16th-century features have been retained. [2] [3]
Garden steps, Hayton Castle
54°45′45″N3°23′05″W / 54.76254°N 3.38477°W / 54.76254; -3.38477 (Garden steps, Hayton Castle)
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The garden steps are to the west of the house, and are in red sandstone. The steps are moulded and form a segmental flight. [4]
Stable block, Hayton Castle
54°45′47″N3°23′04″W / 54.76295°N 3.38451°W / 54.76295; -3.38451 (Stable block, Hayton Castle)
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The stables were altered in the 19th century. The block is in sandstone with a green slate roof, and has two storeys and four bays, with a lower single-bay extension to the right. The stables contain doorways, loft doors, and external steps leading up to a loft door. [5]
The Old Post Office
54°45′34″N3°23′27″W / 54.75954°N 3.39078°W / 54.75954; -3.39078 (The Old Post Office)
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The house was altered in the 19th century. It is in sandstone with a greenslate roof. The house has two storeys and four bays, the right two bays projecting forward as an outshut. The doorway has an architrave, most of the windows are casements, and there is also a shop window. Inside the house is an inglenook and a curved bressumer. [6]
Blackburn House
54°45′35″N3°23′21″W / 54.75972°N 3.38918°W / 54.75972; -3.38918 (Blackburn House)
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The house is in sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with quoins, a moulded parapet, and a hipped green slate roof. It has two storeys, four bays, a doorway with pilasters, and a fanlight, and sash windows. [7]
Mealo House
54°45′38″N3°25′57″W / 54.76042°N 3.43261°W / 54.76042; -3.43261 (Mealo House)
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A stuccoed farmhouse on a chamfered plinth with quoins, an eaves cornice, and a green slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays with single-bay wings on each side. There is a 20th-century porch and sash windows. In the left wing is a gabled dormer. [8]
Former Congregational Chapel
54°45′33″N3°23′33″W / 54.75928°N 3.39240°W / 54.75928; -3.39240 (Former Congregational Chapel)
Ex Methodist Chapel, Hayton, Maryport - geograph.org.uk - 335254.jpg
1844The chapel has been converted for domestic use. It is rendered with angle pilasters and has a green slate roof. There is a single storey and two bays. The doorway has a fanlight with a pilastered surround, and the windows have pointed heads. Between the windows is an inscribed plaque. [9]

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