Listed buildings in Crackenthorpe explained

Crackenthorpe is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains six 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 Crackenthorpe and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings comprise a country house, four associated structures, and a milestone.

Key

GradeCriteria
II*Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
IIBuildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Crackenthorpe Hall
54.5902°N -2.5246°W
A country house that was re-fronted in 1685 and extended in the 1880s. It is in pebbledashed stone with rusticated quoins and a string course, and has slate roofs with stone copings. The main front has two storeys with attics, and is symmetrical with five bays. The central three bays project forward under a dentilled pediment. The doorway has an architrave and above it is a rusticated frieze and a pediment. The main windows on the front are mullioned and transomed, and those in the attic are mullioned. At the rear is a stair wing, and the windows are sashes. The 19th-century additions are in a similar style.
Milestone
54.5911°N -2.5215°W
The milestone was provided for the Brough to Eamont Bridge turnpike, and was moved to the A66 road when its route was altered. It is in cast iron with a sandstone backing block. There are angled faces inscribed with the distances in miles to Appleby and to Penrith.
Coach house, Crackenthorpe Hall
54.5904°N -2.5249°W
The coach house has stabling below and a billiard room at the north end. It is in stone with quoins, and has a slate roof with stone copings and a central conical vent. There are two storeys and a symmetrical front with nine bays containing five doors and four windows, all with segmental heads. The billiard room has mullioned windows with hood moulds, and the coach door has a segmental head.
Summer house, Crackenthorpe Hall
54.5902°N -2.525°W
1891The summer house is in the garden of the hall. It is in sandstone and has a slate roof. The summer house has four unfluted Roman Doric columns with a pediment containing stylised triglyphs and a central datestone.
Fountain head, Crackenthorpe Hall
54.59°N -2.5246°W
The fountain head, in the garden of the hall, is by Feodora Gleichen. The central spout is in the mouth of a bearded man with ram's horns. The bottom of the panel is shell-shaped and it contains two small cherubs. At the rear is an inscribed panel.
Turbine house, Crackenthorpe Hall
54.5879°N -2.5238°W
1912The turbine house is built across a stream, it is in stone with quoins, and has a slate roof with projecting eaves. There are two storeys. Above the door, under a pointed hood mould, is a panel with a coat of arms. The windows are mullioned, and there is a datestone.