Listed buildings in Stapleton, Cumbria

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Stapleton is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains seven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". [1] The parish is almost entirely rural, and the listed buildings, apart from a church, are all farmhouses, farm buildings, and associated structures.

Stapleton, Cumbria village in the county of Cumbria in England

Stapleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, in the North West of England. It falls under this jurisdiction of Cumbria County Council.

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.

City of Carlisle City & non-metropolitan district in England

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral. The city has a population of 107,524. and an area of 1,039.97 square kilometres (402 sq mi), making it the largest city in England by area.

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotes
Cumcrook and barn
55°04′01″N2°46′47″W / 55.06690°N 2.77967°W / 55.06690; -2.77967 (Cumcrook)
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1685The farmhouse and barn are in sandstone, and there were alterations in 1734. The house has plinth stones, quoins, and a roof of local slate. There are two storeys and four bays. The doorway has a quoined surround and a dated and inscribed lintel. Some original windows remain, including a fire window, the others have been replaced by sash windows with chamfered surrounds. The barn to the left has a Welsh slate roof, plank doors, casement windows, and external steps leading to a loft door. [2]
Greenhill and barn
55°01′19″N2°44′11″W / 55.02188°N 2.73651°W / 55.02188; -2.73651 (Greenhill)
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The farmhouse, which was extended to the rear in the 19th century, and the barn have a slate roof. The house is rendered with two storeys, three bays, and a doorway with a plain surround. The windows are casements with chamfered mullions and surrounds. The barn to the left is in brick and has ventilation slits on two levels. [3]
Soutermoor
55°01′55″N2°48′09″W / 55.03187°N 2.80242°W / 55.03187; -2.80242 (Soutermoor)
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Originally a farmhouse, later a private house, it is in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays. The doorway has a quoined surround, a round keyed arch, and a fanlight. Most of the windows are sashes in plain surrounds, and some have been replaced by 20th-century casements. [4]
Shankbridge End and barn
55°01′20″N2°49′48″W / 55.02234°N 2.83009°W / 55.02234; -2.83009 (Shankbridge End)
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The farmhouse and barn are in sandstone, and were altered in 1836. The house has quoins and a green slate roof, two storeys and two bays. On the front is a stone porch, and the doorway has a dated and inscribed lintel. The windows are sashes with plain surrounds. The barn to the left has an L-shaped plan and a roof partly in corrugated asbestos. It contains a large projecting cart entrance, plank doors, windows, and ventilation slits. [5]
Barn, Soutermoor
55°01′55″N2°48′10″W / 55.03183°N 2.80287°W / 55.03183; -2.80287 (Barn, Soutermoor)
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1799The barn is in sandstone with a green slate roof, and it has a single storey. It contains a large cart entrance with a quoined surround and a round keyed arch, a plank door with a dated and initialled lintel, and ventilation slits. Inside there are four upper crucks in the loft. [6]
Garden wall, Soutermoor
55°01′54″N2°48′09″W / 55.03165°N 2.80261°W / 55.03165; -2.80261 (Garden wall, Soutermoor)
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It is a high wall attached to the southwest corner of the house. The wall is in sandstone with flat coping. It ramps down to the garden entrance, which is flanked by square gate piers with pyramidal caps. [7]
St Mary's Church
55°02′01″N2°46′43″W / 55.03369°N 2.77855°W / 55.03369; -2.77855 (St Mary's Church)
St. Mary's Church, Stapleton - geograph.org.uk - 481366.jpg
1829–31The church replaced a medieval church on the same site and re-used some of its materials. It is built in sandstone on a chamfered plinth with quoins and a slate roof. The church consists of a nave, a narrow chancel, and a west tower incorporating a porch. The tower has a doorway with a pointed chamfered arch, stepped angle buttresses, and corner pinnacles. The windows are lancets with hood moulds, and the east window is a triple lancet. [8] [9]

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Historic England Executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, tasked with protecting the historical environment of England

Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government.

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.

Nikolaus Pevsner German-born British scholar

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, especially of architecture.

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