Listed buildings in Holme Abbey

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Holme Abbey is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains 15 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, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Abbeytown and smaller settlements, and is otherwise rural. The most important building in the parish was Holmcultram Abbey part of which has been converted into a parish church, and other parts have been used in other buildings. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings.

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.

Cumbria Ceremonial (geographic) county of England

Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the southwestern tip of the county.

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

Buildings

Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
St Mary's Church
54°50′43″N3°16′58″W / 54.84541°N 3.28289°W / 54.84541; -3.28289 (St Mary's Church)
Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbeytown (NY1750).jpg
1150The church was formed from the nave of Holmcultram Abbey. Alterations were made in 1730, the vestry was added in 1884–85, the church was restored in 1913, and an ambulatory was added in 1973. The building is in Scottish sandstone, with roofs mainly of green slate and some Welsh slate. The church consists of a west porch, a combined nave and chancel, and a north vestry and organ chamber. On the west gable of the nave is a twin bellcote. The building is also a scheduled monument. [2] [3] [4]
Mill Grove
54°50′40″N3°16′57″W / 54.84431°N 3.28243°W / 54.84431; -3.28243 (Mill Grove)
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1472 (probable)Originally the infirmary for Holmcultram Abbey, then used a vicarage, and after that as a farmhouse. It is built in large blocks of sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with a roof of Welsh slate that has coped gables. The house has two storeys and a front of eight bays. The left two bays project forward and contain two small windows with chamfered surrounds, and a two-storey bow window with mullioned windows. The other windows are sashes in architraves. In the fourth bay is a doorway with a chamfered surround, a Tudor arched head, an inscribed lintel, and a hood mould. The sixth bay contains another doorway with a fanlight. [5] [6]
Kingside Hill
54°51′04″N3°18′58″W / 54.85117°N 3.31613°W / 54.85117; -3.31613 (Kingside Hill)
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A former farmhouse, now a house, with outbuildings that were extended in 1734 and at later dates. The buildings are in mud, sandstone and brick, and have roofs of stone and Welsh slate. The house has two storeys and three bays. Above the doorway is a dated lintel, and the windows are 20th-century casements. In line with the house is a shippon that contains doorways, one with a moulded canopy, a hayloft, and ventilation slits. Inside the building are four cruck trusses. [7]
Mill and barns, Abbey Cowper
54°50′35″N3°18′45″W / 54.84308°N 3.31250°W / 54.84308; -3.31250 (Mill and barns, Abbey Cowper)
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A house and barn were incorporated into a steam corn mill in the 19th century, and the building was later used as a barn. The earlier buildings were in clay on sandstone foundations, and the later part is rendered with brick at the rear; it has a hipped green slate roof. The building has two storeys, the former mill has six bays, and with the earlier buildings it forms a U-shaped plan. It contains doorways, sash windows, and a large cart entrance. Inside the older part is a pair of cruck trusses. [8] [9]
Swinsty Farmhouse
54°50′27″N3°17′11″W / 54.84074°N 3.28643°W / 54.84074; -3.28643 (Swinsty Farmhouse)
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1667The farmhouse was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries, one extension being dated 1866. It is in rendered rubble, some of it from Holmcultram Abbey, and it has a green slate roof with coped gables. There are two storeys, the original part having three bays, and with flanking extensions. Above the doorway is a fanlight, and the windows are sashes. Also in the walls are a shaped and dated lintel (probably re-set), the capital of a column from the abbey, and a datestone. [10]
Barn and byres, Mill Grove
54°50′40″N3°16′57″W / 54.84445°N 3.28259°W / 54.84445; -3.28259 (Barn and byres, Mill Grove)
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The building incorporates a medieval plinth and a wall. It is in sandstone from Holmcultram Abbey and has a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. The building is in a single storey, and contains a cart doorway and ventilation slits. [11]
Red Flatt Farmhouse and barns
54°51′52″N3°17′45″W / 54.86438°N 3.29578°W / 54.86438; -3.29578 (Red Flatt Farmhouse)
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1707The farmhouse and flanking barns are in brick with green slate roofs repaired with Welsh slate. The house has quoins, two storeys and five bays. The doorway has a bolection moulded surround, a panelled frieze, and a cornice on moulded consoles. The windows are sashes in architraves. The barn to the right has a casement window in a chamfered surround, and ventilation slits, and the barn to the left contains a Venetian window with a blocked oval opening above. [12]
Bog Farmhouse and former barn
54°48′58″N3°20′35″W / 54.81611°N 3.34307°W / 54.81611; -3.34307 (Bog Farmhouse)
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The former barn has been incorporated into the farmhouse. The building is in cobbles, brick, and sandstone, and it has a green slate roof. The house has two storeys and two bays, with the former two-bay barn to the left. Most of the windows are sashes. [13]
Abbey Cowper
54°50′35″N3°18′43″W / 54.84314°N 3.31205°W / 54.84314; -3.31205 (Abbey Cowper)
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1735A farmhouse that was much altered later. It is stuccoed on a chamfered plinth, and has quoins and a green slate roof. It has two storeys, three bays, a Tuscan porch, and sash windows. [14]
Sundial, Abbey Cowper
54°50′36″N3°18′42″W / 54.84327°N 3.31170°W / 54.84327; -3.31170 (Sundial, Abbey Cowper)
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1765The sundial was moved to its present position during the 20th century. It is in red sandstone, and consists of a square pedestal and column. The sundial has a ball dial with Roman numerals, and inscriptions in English and Latin. [15]
East O' Brow Top
54°50′11″N3°20′08″W / 54.83635°N 3.33543°W / 54.83635; -3.33543 (East O' Brow Top)
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1767Originally a farmhouse, later a private house, it is roughcast with large projecting plinth stones, and a green slate roof with coped gables. There are two storeys and three bays, and above the doorway is a dated and inscribed lintel. One mullioned window remains, the others having been replaced by sashes. [16]
Brownrigg
54°51′45″N3°17′47″W / 54.86254°N 3.29642°W / 54.86254; -3.29642 (Brownrigg)
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A brick house on a chamfered plinth with quoins and a Welsh slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, and contains sash windows. The doorway has a Tuscan doorcase with an open pediment and a fanlight. [17]
Holme Cultram House
54°50′51″N3°17′37″W / 54.84753°N 3.29364°W / 54.84753; -3.29364 (Holme Cultram House)
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1817Originally a vicarage, then used as a private house, it is in brick on a chamfered plinth, with quoins and a hipped green slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. On the front is a doorway with a Tuscan doorcase, an open pediment, and a fanlight, and the windows are sashes in architraves. [18]
Abbey Shop and Abbeytown Library
54°50′43″N3°17′00″W / 54.84522°N 3.28331°W / 54.84522; -3.28331 (Abbey Shop and Abbeytown Library)
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Built as parish rooms, and incorporating part of the guest house of Holmcultram Abbey, it was later used for other purposes. The building is in sandstone, and has a green slate roof with coped gables. It has two storeys and four bays, with a single-bay extension to the left. The windows in the main range are mullioned, and in the extension is a shop window. [19]
Churchyard wall, St Mary's Church
54°50′43″N3°17′00″W / 54.84514°N 3.28321°W / 54.84514; -3.28321 (Churchyard wall, St Mary's Church)
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The red sandstone wall is built on a medieval plinth. It is a low wall on the site of the south aisle wall of Holmcultram Abbey, and it includes the foundation of the entrance to the cloister. [20]

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