Listed buildings in Old Hutton and Holmescales

Old Hutton and Holmescales is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Old Hutton and the hamlet of Middleshaw, and is otherwise entirely rural. The listed buildings consist of three houses, a former gateway, three milestones and a boundary stone.


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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Blease Hall
54°17′46″N 2°41′39″W / 54.29615°N 2.69409°W / 54.29615; -2.69409 (Blease Hall)
 
c. 1600 (probable) Originally a hall house, the south cross-wing was demolished in the early 19th century. It is in stone with quoins and has a slate roof with moulded copings. There are two storeys with attics and cellars, and four bays. At the entrance is a 20th-century gabled porach, and most of the windows are mullioned and transomed.[2][3] II*
Original gateway, Blease Hall
54°17′46″N 2°41′40″W / 54.29617°N 2.69447°W / 54.29617; -2.69447 (Original gateway, Blease Hall)
c. 1600 (possible) The original entrance to the hall has been partly demolished. It is in ashlar stone, and the wicket gate has survived intact; this has a segmental head and a chamfered architrave. Parts of the jambs of a wagon arch have similar moulding, and are embedded in a garden wall.[4] II
Bridge House
54°17′25″N 2°40′14″W / 54.29027°N 2.67062°W / 54.29027; -2.67062 (Bridge House)
Mid 18th century The house is slate-hung with an eaves band, moulded gutters with dentils, and a slate roof. There are two storeys and a symmetrical front of five bays. Steps lead up to the central door, and the windows are sashes.[5] II
Boundary stone
54°16′19″N 2°39′29″W / 54.27205°N 2.65793°W / 54.27205; -2.65793 (Boundary stone)
Early 19th century (possible) The milestone is about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, and has a triangular plan and a domical top. It is inscribed with the names of the parishes of Old Hutton and of Preston Patrick.[6] II
Milestone near Crosslands Farm
54°16′32″N 2°39′29″W / 54.27548°N 2.65813°W / 54.27548; -2.65813 (Milestone near Crosslands Farm)
Early 19th century (possible) The milestone is about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, and has a triangular plan and a domical top. It is inscribed with the distances in miles to Kirkby Lonsdale and to Kendal.[7] II
Milestone near Hutton Yeat
54°17′18″N 2°40′06″W / 54.28845°N 2.66830°W / 54.28845; -2.66830 (Milestone near Hutton Yeat)
Early 19th century (possible) The milestone is about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, and has a triangular plan and a domical top. It is inscribed with the distances in miles to Kirkby Lonsdale and to Kendal.[8] II
Milestone near Middleshaw Crescent
54°17′50″N 2°41′15″W / 54.29724°N 2.68762°W / 54.29724; -2.68762 (Milestone near Middleshaw Crescent)
 
Early 19th century (possible) The milestone is about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, and has a triangular plan and a domical top. It is inscribed with the distances in miles to Kirkby Lonsdale and to Kendal.[9] II
Claremont Cottage
54°17′11″N 2°40′07″W / 54.28649°N 2.66866°W / 54.28649; -2.66866 (Claremont Cottage)
Mid 19th century A rendered stone house with a slate roof. There are two storeys, a symmetrical front of three bays, and a rear wing. In the centre is an open gabled porch, and the windows are recessed bows.[10] II

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