Lyulph's Tower

Heritage listing

Details In the entry for:- MATTERDALE A592 (north side) 6/149 Lyulph's Tower The previous listing date "27-12-67" shall be added ------------------------------------ MATTERDALE A592 (north side) NY 42 SW 6/149 Lyulph's Tower - - II* House. c1795. For Duke of Norfolk. Stone rubble with some ashlar dressings and some roughcast. 3 ranges in half-hexagon plan, with range to rear of central range, octagonal angle towers. Central range of 2 storeys and 4 bays. 1st floor sill band and high, coped parapet. Ground floor has round-headed windows to central bays, with paired sashes with glazing bars and intersecting glazing bars above; outer bays have 2-light single-chamfered-mullioned windows. 1st floor has 2 round-headed windows under relieving arch to central bays, paired sashes as below; outer bays have small-paned cross-casements, that to 4th bay a later replacement. 3-stage towers are part roughcast and have string courses and embattled parapets, round-headed window to ground and 1st floors of each tower, that to ground floor of tower to right retains sash, other casements; small sash to 2nd floor of tower to left, that to right has round-headed casement. Range to left of 3 bays; embattled parapet and strings. Part roughcast. Round-headed windows with casements to 1st floor; tower to left has small casement in blocked round-headed window to ground floor and round-headed 1st floor window; all casements. Round-headed entrance in skew arch has blocked fanlight and studded door. Range to right has roughcast addition to 1st bay and roughcast tower; embattled parapet and strings. 2nd and 3rd bays and ground floor of tower to left have round-headed windows, paired sashes with single glazing bars and horns; intersecting tracery above. 1st bay has extension, canted back on ground flo

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.