NETHER HALL

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Nether Hall was the 15th century home of the Harrington family, the earliest walls being 5 feet thick and probably the remains of a pele tower. Rebuilt in the 16th century with a 17th century north wing. Developed in the 18th century into a farmhouse.

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(SD 43928444) Nether Hall (NAT) (1)

Nether Hall, 800 yards E.N.E. of the church, was built probably
early in the 16th century. The N. wing is a 17th-century addition.
The house retains some 16th and 17th-century windows, the latter
with solid frames. Inside the building, the original block has an
open timbered ceiling of heavy beams. In the thickness of the N. wall
is a stone staircase with a garde-robe at the top. There are some
17th-century doors. The original roof of the main block is of
three bays, with king-post trusses against the end walls; the
intermediate trusses have tie-beams and collars with curved braces
below and king-posts above. The N. wing has a crutch-truss of late
character. (2)

Nether Hall, Grade III (3)

The earliest walls are 5 feet thick, and probably indicate the presence of a pele tower. Nether Hall was a possession of the Harrington family in the 16th century. (4)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 1:10000 1977

( 2) General reference

RCHM Westm 1936 249

( 3) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE(HHR) South Westm RD, Westm, Dec 1951 89

(4) Denis R Perriam and John Robinson 1998 The medieval fortified buildings of Cumbria : an illustrated gazetteer and research guide

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society extra series vol.29 Page(s)358

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