Historic houses · North West England
Underscar Manor
In or near Braithwaite.
Underscar Manor — a Grade II*-listed historic house in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Ian Cunliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry Station · 5.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Underscar Manor, the nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, located 5.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CA12 4PH. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Underscar Manor is a Grade II*-listed building in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Skiddaw Group SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Underscar Manor is a country house at Underskiddaw in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was designed by Charles Verelst for William Oxley, a Liverpool textile merchant, and was built in the Italianate style between 1856 and 1863. The house was converted for use as a hotel in the 1970s. It was acquired by Derek and Pauline Harrison and their business partner Gordon Evans in 1990; customers included Jonathan Dimbleby, the broadcaster, and John Swannell, the photographer. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the house in October 2008. The house became a private home again when it was acquired by Alexander Mineev, a Russian oligarch, in 2010. Following Mineev's murder in Moscow in February 2014, the house was bought by Jonathan Brown, owner of a Maryport-based…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6205, -3.1317
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Underskiddaw
- Postcode
- CA12 4PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Established
- 1856
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry Station — 5.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q21008715 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Underscar Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Underscar Manor?
- Underscar Manor is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 4PH), in the parish of Underskiddaw.
- What is Underscar Manor?
- Underscar Manor — a Grade II*-listed historic house in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Underscar Manor?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA12 4PH.
- When was Underscar Manor built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Who owns Underscar Manor?
- Underscar Manor is owned by | designation1 = Grade II.
- Is Underscar Manor a listed building?
- Underscar Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Underscar Manor a protected site?
- Yes — Underscar Manor is part of the Skiddaw Group SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Underscar Manor?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 4PH.