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Branthwaite Hall

Field	Value
name	Branthwaite Hall
location	Cumbria, England
coordinates
gridref
image	[[File:Branthwaite Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 80423.jpg	225px]]
caption	Pele tower
map_type	Cumbria
map_size	200
map_caption	Shown within Cumbria
type	Pele tower
materials	Rubble masonry
condition	Intact
designations	Grade I listed building

Branthwaite Hall is pele tower in Cumbria, England, considered by historian Anthony Emery to be "one of the best-preserved early houses in Cumbria".

History

Branthwaite Hall was built near the village of Branthwaite and the town of Cockermouth in the mid-15th century by the Skelton family, who acquired the surrounding manor from the Branthwaites by marriage. The new building was constructed from rubble stone with a single tower with a parapet and a spiral-stair turret, with an adjacent hall. The hall was 60 feet long and 42 wide (18 metres by 13 metres), but was largely remodelled in 1604; the new hall is a single space, whereas it was probably originally subdivided, and additional windows were added. Subsequent work was conducted in the 1670s to give the property a grander appearance. The Skeltons held the hall until 1757.

It was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1967.

Today

Branthwaite Hall was restored between 1985 and 1986 by the National Coal Board, which converted the property into offices. It is considered by historian Anthony Emery to be "one of the best-preserved early houses in Cumbria".

References

Bibliography

Emery, Anthony. (1996) Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500: Northern England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
Pettifer, Adrian. (2002) English Castles: a Guide by Counties. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. .

References

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Emery, p.196.
Emery, p.196; Pettifer, p.36.
link. (April 5, 2012 '', National Monuments Record, accessed 19 April 2011.)

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