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St Cuthbert Without is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish includes the southern suburbs of Carlisle including Garlands, and the villages of Blackwell, Brisco, Carleton, and Wreay, together with the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are country houses, smaller houses and associated structures, farmhouses, and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include a church and associated structures, a former mortuary chapel, a former hospital chapel, and a well head.


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

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Newbiggin Hall
54°50′57″N 2°53′04″W / 54.84928°N 2.88454°W / 54.84928; -2.88454 (Newbiggin Hall)
14th century Originally a tower house, it was almost completely encased by a new house in about 1698, and there were further additions in 1820–26. The building is in sandstone, the original rectangular tower having very think walls. The house has freestone dressings, a string course, a moulded cornice, and a slate roof. It has 2+1⁄2 storeys and a front of seven bays. The doorway has a moulded surround and entablature, a swan-neck pediment, and scrolled console brackets. The windows are sashes in moulded surrounds, those in the ground floor and the central window above having swan-neck pediments. The right gable is crow-stepped with pinnacles, and the left gable is plain. II*
Garden wall, Newbiggin Hall
54°50′57″N 2°53′04″W / 54.84905°N 2.88434°W / 54.84905; -2.88434 (Garden wall, Newbiggin Hall) 		— Late 15th to early 16th century The wall is in sandstone, it originated as an outbuilding wall, and was converted into a garden wall probably in the late 17th century. The former doorways and windows have been filled in. The piers at the entrance to the garden are rusticated and each has a moulded cornice and a stone ball. II
Cottage, Town Head Farm
54°50′17″N 2°56′42″W / 54.83794°N 2.94491°W / 54.83794; -2.94491 (Cottage, Town Head Farm) 		— Late 16th to early 17th century The original part of the cottage has clay walls, it was encased in stone in 1689, and there were further extensions, probably in the 18th century. The roof is thatched and covered by corrugated iron. There is a single storey, six bays, and a rear outshut. The doorway has a chamfered surround and a dated lintel. Most windows are casements with chamfered surrounds, and there is one mullioned window. Inside the cottage is an inglenook and a bressumer. II
Brisco Hall
54°51′32″N 2°54′16″W / 54.85882°N 2.90457°W / 54.85882; -2.90457 (Brisco Hall) 		— 1610 A sandstone farmhouse with quoins and a slate roof, in two storeys and five bays. The doorway has a moulded surround and a dated and inscribed lintel. In front of it is a 20th-century gabled porch with re-used Ionic columns on square bases. The windows have chamfered mullions and surrounds, and there is a continuous hood mould on both floors. II
Sprunston Farmhouse and barns
54°49′40″N 2°56′14″W / 54.82769°N 2.93716°W / 54.82769; -2.93716 (Sprunston Farmhouse) 		— Late 17th century The farmhouse and barns are in sandstone, the barns dating from the late 18th century. The house has a slate roof, two storeys, and three bays. It contains one mullioned window with a chamfered surround, the other windows being replaced by horizontally-sliding sash windows in chamfered surrounds. To the right is a former two-bay barn that contains sash windows and a 19th-century doorway, and a byre that contains plank doors and ventilation slits. At right angles to the left is a barn with a cart entrance, half-plank doors, and external steps leading to a loft door. II
Wooden Walls
54°51′34″N 2°54′21″W / 54.85948°N 2.90595°W / 54.85948; -2.90595 (Wooden Walls) 		— 1681 The house was extended to the left in the 18th century. It is rendered, the extension is in brick, and the house has stone dressings and a slate roof with some stone-slate. Above the doorway is an inscribed and dated lintel and a hood mould. The ground floor windows are mullioned, above the door is a small casement window, and this is flanked by flat-headed dormers. The extension contains garage doors. II
Blackhall Wood Farmhouse and barn
54°51′05″N 2°57′21″W / 54.85125°N 2.95583°W / 54.85125; -2.95583 (Blackhall Wood Farmhouse) 		— 1695 or before There are two farms and a barn in red and yellow sandstone with slate roofs. The older house has a blocked doorway with a dated and inscribed lintel, and casement windows. The newer house dates from 1704, and has quoins and coped gables. There are two storeys, two bays, and a double depth span. The doorway has a moulded surround and an architrave, and the windows are sashes. The barn to the right has a door, a loft door, and ventilation slits. Its gable wall and south wall are built in river cobbles with quoins, and it contains the remains of a chamfered mullioned window. II
Barn, Town Head Farm
54°50′16″N 2°56′41″W / 54.83776°N 2.94485°W / 54.83776; -2.94485 (Barn, Town Head Farm) 		— Late 17th to early 18th century The barn has clay walls repaired in sandstone. It has a slate roof, two storeys and three bays. The doors have wooden lintels, there is a small window, and ventilation slits. II
The Beeches
54°51′57″N 2°53′24″W / 54.86595°N 2.89005°W / 54.86595; -2.89005 (The Beeches) 		— 1706 This comprises two adjoining farmhouses and an extension, all with slate roofs, and in two storeys. The original farmhouse is in sandstone and has three bays, a stone lintel, dated and initialled, over a window converted from the doorway, and 20th-century casement windows. Behind it is a two-bay brick extension with sash windows. At right angles and facing the road is a farmhouse dating from 1830–40, in brick with quoins and decorative cast iron gutter brackets. The round-headed doorway has Tuscan columns, pilasters, an open pediment, and a fanlight. Flanking it are canted bay windows, and in the upper floor are sash windows. II
Blackwell Farmhouse
54°52′07″N 2°56′03″W / 54.86866°N 2.93425°W / 54.86866; -2.93425 (Blackwell Farmhouse) 		— Early 18th century The farmhouse is in rendered brick, and has a slate roof. There are two storeys and five bays. On the front is a 20th-century brick porch, and the windows are sashes with stone sills and keystones. II
Outbuilding, The Cottage
54°51′58″N 2°53′25″W / 54.86600°N 2.89024°W / 54.86600; -2.89024 (Outbuilding, The Cottage) 		— Early 18th century Originally a house and combined barn, later used for other purposes. It is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has two storeys and five bays. The building contains a plank door with a plain surround, sash windows, a cart entrance, a blocked door with an inscribed lintel, and a window with a chamfered surround. II
Font, Wreay Churchyard
54°49′55″N 2°52′51″W / 54.83192°N 2.88094°W / 54.83192; -2.88094 (Font, Wreay Churchyard) 		— 1733 The font from an earlier church has been relocated in the churchyard of St Mary's Church. It is in sandstone, and consists of a square base, a chamfered column, and a square shallow bowl with moulded panels on the faces. II
Blackwell House and stables
54°52′03″N 2°55′58″W / 54.86739°N 2.93266°W / 54.86739; -2.93266 (Blackwell House) 		— 1730s to 1740s The farmhouse is rendered with stone dressings, a moulded cornice, and a slate roof with coped gables and a tile ridge. There are two storeys and five bays. The doorway has a moulded architrave and a dentilled cornice, and the sash windows have moulded surrounds. The stable extension of 1905 extends to the left, it is in brick, and has 1+1⁄2 storeys and six bays. It contains plank doors and a garage door. II
Scalesceugh Hall
54°50′20″N 2°51′40″W / 54.83897°N 2.86105°W / 54.83897; -2.86105 (Scalesceugh Hall)
1746 A farmhouse that was expanded into a country house in Georgian style in 1913–14, and which has since been used for other purposes. It is rendered with sandstone dressings, and has a Westmorland slate roof. There are two storeys with a basement, and the hall has an irregular H-shaped plan. On the entrance front is a projecting porch with Ionic pilasters and a door with a moulded surround and a Latin inscription above. Over the porch is a stone balcony, ball finials, and a segmental broken pediment. The porch is flanked by gabled wings and bay windows. On the garden front is a curved bay with Ionic pilasters, and a curved double staircase with decorative wrought iron balustrading. The former farmhouse is linked to the hall, it has two storeys, three bays, and a cross wing. II
Green Cottage, Millstone Cottage and threshing barn
54°51′03″N 2°57′21″W / 54.85093°N 2.95578°W / 54.85093; -2.95578 (Green Cottage and Millstone Cottage) 		— Mid 18th century The cottages have been converted from a farmhouse and a barn, they are in brick with stone dressings, and have a roof of slate and stone-slate with coped gables. The former farmhouse has two storeys, three bays, and sash windows. The other cottage has 20th-century windows, door and garage doors. The threshing barn at right angles to the right dates from the early 19th century and was converted to steam threshing in about 1840. It is built in sandstone and cobbles with a stone-slate roof, and contains a cart entrance, doors, and windows with stone surrounds. Attached is a boiler house that has a tall brick chimney with a string course and a cap. II
Town Head Farmhouse
54°50′15″N 2°56′42″W / 54.83749°N 2.94490°W / 54.83749; -2.94490 (Town Head Farmhouse) 		— 1754 A sandstone farmhouse with quoins, decorative gutter brackets, and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has a moulded surround, a false keystone, and a moulded cornice. Above the doorway is a dated sundial with a moulded surround and Roman numerals. The windows are sashes with plain surrounds. II
Newbiggin Hall Farmhouse and outbuildings
54°50′59″N 2°53′06″W / 54.84964°N 2.88495°W / 54.84964; -2.88495 (Newbiggin Hall Farmhouse) 		— 1767 The farmhouse and attached outbuildings are in sandstone with slate roofs, forming a linear plan with the house in the middle, The house has two storeys, two bays, and a double pile plan. It has a central doorway with a dated and inscribed lintel, and sliding sash windows with moulded sills. Flanking the house on both sides are differing farm buildings with a variety of openings. II
Carleton Farmhouse and barns
54°52′02″N 2°53′37″W / 54.86731°N 2.89365°W / 54.86731; -2.89365 (Carleton Farmhouse) 		— 1770s The farmhouse and adjoining barns are in sandstone and have slate roofs with coped gables. The house has two storeys and three bays. The doorway has a moulded surround, an ornamental frieze, and a moulded pediment, and the windows are sashes. To the left is a barn with an L-shaped plan, and beyond that is another barn. They contain cart entrances, plank doors, casement windows, loft doors, and ventilation slits. II
Walls and gate piers, Carleton Farm
54°50′34″N 2°51′31″W / 54.84269°N 2.85867°W / 54.84269; -2.85867 (Walls and gate piers, Carleton Farm) 		— Late 18th century The walls and gate piers are in sandstone. The walls are low, they have a moulded plinth and coping, and they surround three sides of the garden in front of the house. The gate piers are square with moulded capitals, and are surmounted by stone pine cones. II
5 Brisco View
54°52′01″N 2°53′31″W / 54.86683°N 2.89186°W / 54.86683; -2.89186 (5 Brisco View) 		— Late 18th century A stuccoed house with a slate roof, in two storeys and three bays. The doorway and sash windows have plain surrounds. II
Brisco Hill
54°51′15″N 2°53′46″W / 54.85420°N 2.89605°W / 54.85420; -2.89605 (Brisco Hill) 		— Late 18th century A house that was extended in about 1830, in sandstone with a slate roof. The original part has two storeys and five bays, and the higher extension has two storeys and three bays. The round-headed doorway has engaged Tuscan columns, an open dentilled pediment, and a radial fanlight, and the windows are sashes. II
Carleton Hill Farmhouse
54°50′34″N 2°51′29″W / 54.84284°N 2.85812°W / 54.84284; -2.85812 (Carleton Hill Farmhouse) 		— Late 18th century A sandstone farmhouse with a slate roof, in two storeys and three bays. The round-headed doorway has moulded pilasters, a fanlight, and a false keystone. It is flanked in the ground floor bay by Venetian windows in moulded surrounds, and in the upper storey the windows have three lights; all are sashes. There are single-bay extensions with hipped roofs on both sides, containing casement windows. II
The Cottage
54°51′58″N 2°53′26″W / 54.86600°N 2.89042°W / 54.86600; -2.89042 (The Cottage) 		— Late 18th century A rendered house with a slate roof, in two storeys and two bays. Three steps lead up to the doorway that has a plain surround, a rounded moulded head with a false keystone, and a patterned fanlight. The windows are sashes with plain surrounds. II
Orchard House
54°51′55″N 2°53′26″W / 54.86524°N 2.89054°W / 54.86524; -2.89054 (Orchard House) 		— Late 18th century A sandstone house with quoins and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The round-headed doorway has a plain surround, a false keystone, and a fanlight. Flanking it are segmental bay windows containing curved sash windows. II
Brisco Farmhouse
54°51′33″N 2°54′16″W / 54.85909°N 2.90437°W / 54.85909; -2.90437 (Brisco Farmhouse) 		— Early 19th century A stuccoed farmhouse with stone dressings, quoins, and a hipped slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has squared pilasters, a dentilled entablature, a moulded cornice, and a fanlight. The windows, which are sashes, have moulded surrounds. II
Brookside and Cammock House
54°52′01″N 2°54′49″W / 54.86702°N 2.91353°W / 54.86702; -2.91353 (Brookside and Cammock House) 		— Early 19th century A pair of sandstone houses with quoins and a hipped slate roof. There are two storeys, and each house has two bays. The sash windows and doorways have plain surrounds. II
Croft House and Petteril Villas
54°51′59″N 2°53′28″W / 54.86641°N 2.89121°W / 54.86641; -2.89121 (Croft House and Petteril Villas) 		— Early 19th century A row of three sandstone houses with a slate roof and coped gables at the ends. They have two storeys and each house has three bays. The doorways have moulded surrounds, architraves, and cornices. The windows in the upper floor of Croft House are original sashes, the others are replacements. Between Croft House and No. 1 Petteril Villas is a carriage arch. II
Ice house, Newbiggin Hall
54°50′59″N 2°52′59″W / 54.84962°N 2.88298°W / 54.84962; -2.88298 (Ice house, Newbiggin Hall) 		— Early 19th century The ice house consists of a chamber below ground entered through a trap door in its roof. It is a rectangular chamber with sandstone walls, roof and floor, with a central soakaway drain. II
Farm buildings, The Beeches
54°51′57″N 2°53′21″W / 54.86595°N 2.88928°W / 54.86595; -2.88928 (Farm buildings, The Beeches) 		— 1826 The farm buildings consist of a cart shed and a barn forming an L-shaped plan. They are in red and yellow sandstone and have slate roofs. The cart shed has 2+1⁄2 storeys, the barn has 1+1⁄2 storeys at the front and three at the rear. Both buildings have cart entrances, small windows, loft doors, and ventilation slits. II
Pompeian Cottage
54°49′58″N 2°52′59″W / 54.83272°N 2.88307°W / 54.83272; -2.88307 (Pompeian Cottage) 		— c. 1830 The cottage was built for the schoolmaster and its design by Sara Losh is based on a house on Pompeii. It is in calciferous sandstone with a roof of slate and some stone-slate. There are two storeys, a single bay with a single-bay extension to the right, and another extension at the rear. The windows are casements. II
Farm buildings, Newbiggin Hall
54°50′58″N 2°53′06″W / 54.84936°N 2.88489°W / 54.84936; -2.88489 (Farm buildings, Newbiggin Hall) 		— Early to mid 19th century The farm buildings are in sandstone with slate roofs. They form an L-shaped plan, with a two-storey four-bay cowhouse on one range, and a single-storied stable and cart lodge on the other. The buildings have doorways, windows, and ventilation slits. II
Langarth
54°51′30″N 2°54′14″W / 54.85823°N 2.90379°W / 54.85823; -2.90379 (Langarth) 		— 1830s Designed in Tudor style, the house is in calciferous sandstone, and has a slate roof with some stone-slate. There are two storeys, five bays, a double depth plan, and a single-storey one-bay extension to the right. On the front is a full-height gabled porch that has a chamfered surround, a pointed arch, a hood mould, and triple lancet windows above. The other windows are triple-mullions with moulded surrounds containing casements. II
Mortuary Chapel
54°50′04″N 2°52′57″W / 54.83455°N 2.88237°W / 54.83455; -2.88237 (Mortuary Chapel) 		— c. 1835 The mortuary chapel, designed by Sara Losh and since used for other purposes, is in calciferous sandstone, and has a roof of stone-slate. It measures about 10 metres (33 ft) long, 6 metres (20 ft) wide, and 4 metres (13 ft) high. The two round-headed doorways have roll-moulded surrounds, springers with carved heads, and a lion's head at the apex. There are two windows, one a casement, the other a lancet. II
Sexton's Cottage
54°50′05″N 2°52′54″W / 54.83463°N 2.88166°W / 54.83463; -2.88166 (Sexton's Cottage) 		— c. 1835 The cottage, designed by Sara Losh, is in calciferous sandstone, and has a roof of slate with some stone-slate. There are 1+1⁄2 storeys and two bays. The doorway has a plain surround, as do the windows, which are round-headed with casements. In the attic are small five-light round-headed windows. II
St Ninian's Well
54°51′37″N 2°54′07″W / 54.86040°N 2.90208°W / 54.86040; -2.90208 (St Ninian's Well) 		— 1830s to 1840s A well head designed by Sara Losh on the site of an ancient holy well dedicated to Saint Ninian. It is in sandstone, and consists of a square trough and a round-headed moulded arch. The structure is decorated with crosses and lozenges. II
St Mary's Church
54°49′55″N 2°52′50″W / 54.83202°N 2.88061°W / 54.83202; -2.88061 (St Mary's Church)
1840–42 The church was designed by Sara Losh in Romanesque style. It is in sandstone with a stone-slate roof, and consists of a nave with an apse at the east end. The west doorway and the windows are round-headed, there is blind arcading round the apse, and a west bellcote. The surroundings of the door and windows and the angle pilasters are decorated with naturalistic carvings, and on the bellcote is a carved eagle. Above the main windows, under the eaves, are groups of small windows. II*
Sundial, Wreay Churchyard
54°49′55″N 2°52′51″W / 54.83185°N 2.88081°W / 54.83185; -2.88081 (Sundial, Wreay Churchyard) 		— c. 1842 The sundial, designed by Sara Losh, stands close to the west doorway of St Mary's Church. It is in sandstone, and consists of a round column on a square chamfered base. The column is carved with pine cones and is surmounted by a cap in the form of a sunflower, on which is a brass dial with Roman numerals. II
Cross, Wreay Churchyard
54°49′56″N 2°52′51″W / 54.83234°N 2.88087°W / 54.83234; -2.88087 (Cross, Wreay Churchyard)
c. 1843 The cross, in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, was designed by Sara Losh as a memorial to members of her family. The design is based on the Bewcastle Cross. The cross is in calciferous sandstone and consists of a tall tapering square column surmounted by a small cross-head. The column is carved with figures, Celtic designs, and inscriptions. II
Mausoleum, Wreay Churchyard
54°49′57″N 2°52′53″W / 54.83237°N 2.88129°W / 54.83237; -2.88129 (Mausoleum, Wreay Churchyard)
1850 The mausoleum is in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, and was designed by Sara Losh for her family. It is built in large blocks of calciferous sandstone, and has a projecting cornice and a flat roof. Inside is a marble statue of Sara's sister Katherine, and medallions of other members of her family. II
High Burnthwaite Farmhouse
54°49′35″N 2°55′30″W / 54.82651°N 2.92507°W / 54.82651; -2.92507 (High Burnthwaite Farmhouse) 		— 1860s The farmhouse incorporates earlier features, and is in sandstone on a rusticated plinth, with quoins, a moulded cornice, and a hipped slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The round-headed doorway has pilasters, a plain entablature, a moulded cornice, and a fanlight. The windows are sashes in moulded surrounds. The original farmhouse has been rebuilt at the rear, it is in a single storey, and incorporates a dated and inscribed lintel. II
Worthington Place
54°52′39″N 2°53′12″W / 54.87752°N 2.88655°W / 54.87752; -2.88655 (Worthington Place)
1875 The former hospital chapel was designed by J. A. Cory in Perpendicular style. It is in sandstone with slate roofs and coped gables, and consists of a nave, a chancel, porches with vestries, and a bell turret and spire over the south porch. The bell turret is octagonal with a crenellated parapet, on which is a plain octagonal spire. II
Woodside Lodge and stable block
54°50′44″N 2°53′31″W / 54.84554°N 2.89195°W / 54.84554; -2.89195 (Woodside Lodge) 		— 1879–80 The lodge and stables, designed by C. J. Ferguson, form a U-shaped plan and have been converted into a private house. The lodge has two storeys and two bays, the ground floor is in calciferous sandstone, the jettied upper floor is half timbered. The roof is in green slate with decorative ridge tiles and gables with decorative bargeboards and pinnacles. The doorway has a moulded surround, a fanlight, and a pointed arch. In the upper floor the windows are mullioned and transomed, and on the left side is a bay window. The former stable block is in a single storey and has casement windows. II
Gate piers, Woodside
54°50′44″N 2°53′32″W / 54.84556°N 2.89234°W / 54.84556; -2.89234 (Gate piers, Woodside) 		— 1879–80 The gate piers for Woodside (since demolished) were probably designed by C. J. Ferguson, They are in calciferous sandstone and are square. Each has a column of alternating large and small blocks, a capital carved with the Losh family coat of arms, and a moulded cornice. II

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Street View in March 2010 shows that the barn has been concerted for residential use.

Citations

  1. Historic England
  2. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), pp. 219–220
  3. Historic England & 1087720
  4. Historic England & 1335520
  5. Historic England & 1087753
  6. Historic England & 1087747
  7. Historic England & 1335521
  8. Historic England & 1335497
  9. Historic England & 1335503
  10. Historic England & 1087754
  11. Historic England & 1087750
  12. Historic England & 1335494
  13. Historic England & 1087749
  14. Historic England & 1335502
  15. Historic England & 1087744
  16. Historic England & 1391509
  17. Historic England & 1335518
  18. Historic England & 1087752
  19. Historic England & 1386533
  20. Historic England & 1335500
  21. Historic England & 1335519
  22. Historic England & 1087743
  23. Historic England & 1087746
  24. Historic England & 1087718
  25. Historic England & 1335498
  26. Historic England & 1087751
  27. Historic England & 1335495
  28. Historic England & 1335493
  29. Historic England & 1087748
  30. Historic England & 1087721
  31. Historic England & 1335499
  32. ^ Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 707
  33. Historic England & 1087761
  34. Historic England & 1386534
  35. Historic England & 1335496
  36. Historic England & 1087757
  37. Historic England & 1087756
  38. Historic England & 1087745
  39. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), pp. 704–706
  40. Historic England & 1087758
  41. Historic England & 1087760
  42. Historic England & 1087759
  43. Historic England & 1335501
  44. Historic England & 1087719
  45. Historic England & 1376806
  46. Historic England & 1087722
  47. Historic England & 1335522

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