Historic Buildings in the Lake District
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Here you will find historic properties ranging from town houses associated with literary or other historic figures, watermills, industrial heritage buildings, townhouses, and more. You might also like to view our list of the major historic houses (stately homes) in the Lake District region.
Historic Property: A partially restored watermill dating back to 1597 is featured in this sheltered garden surrounded by ancient oaks.
Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA10 1SP
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Allan Bank is a Georgian villa on the edge of Grasmere, built in 1805 and the home of poet William Wordsworth from 1808-1811. The house was later the home of Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister, and of Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, co-founder of the National Trust. It is arguably the most beloved property owed by the National Trust.
Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, LA22 9QB
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Heritage Highlight: Former home of William Wordsworth and Canon Rawnsley, founder of the National Trust
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The Bewcastle Cross is a superbly carved late 7th or early 8th-century cross shaft, standing in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's Church in the remote Cumbrian hamlet of Bewcastle. The beautifully crafted decoration on the cross is probably the finest example of pre-Norman carving in England, and bears comparison to the superb Ruthwell Cross, across the border in Dumfries and Galloway.
Bewcastle, Cumbria, England, CA6 6PS
Attraction Type: Historic Property - Monument
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Blackwell is a striking Arts and Crafts house overlooking Lake Windermere, designed by architect MH Baillie Scott in 1900. Blackwell is one of the best surviving unaltered examples of the Arts and Craft style buildings in England blessed with stunning interiors.
Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, LA23 3JT
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Heritage Highlight: A period piece - one of the best examples of the Arts and Crafts style
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Bow Bridge is a 15th-century three-arch bridge built by the monks of nearby Furness Abbey across Mill Beck for the purpose of accessing New Mill, a watermill belonging to the abbey, which once stood on the south-west bank of the beck. The bridge stands on an old packhorse route to the abbey.
Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, LA13 0PL
Attraction Type: Historic Property - Bridge
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Heritage Highlight: Medieval bridge built by the monks of Furness Abbey
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Bridge House is a picturesque 17th-century cottage built on a bridge over Stock Beck in the heart of Ambleside. The tiny two-room cottage was once home to a family of eight! It is now preserved by the National Trust and you can see examples of traditional country crafts such as chair making and woven baskets.
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, LA22 9AY
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Once called 'The Windsor of the North', Brougham Hall is a fascinating historic house near Penrith, with a history going back to the 11th century. At the heart of the complex of historic buildings that make up the Hall is a Tudor wing, reached through n imposing gatehouse. Look for the Brougham Hall Door Knocker, and exact replica of the Durham Cathedral sanctuary knocker.
Brougham, Cumbria, England, CA10 2DE
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Heritage Highlight: Tudor and medieval remains augmented in the 17th and 19th centuries.
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Overlooking Lake Windermere stands an 18th-century 'viewing station', a vantage point for early tourists to the region to enjoy the spectacular views. The recently restored viewing station was built in the 1790s and was a venue for dances and parties in the early Victorian period.
Windermere Ferry, Hawkshead, Cumbria, England
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Heritage Highlight: The last Lake District viewing station
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Clifton Hall is a 15th-century pele tower, or fortified house, located in a small village south of Penrith. The pele is the only remaining part of a much larger manor owned by the Wybergh family.
Carletown Village, Clifton, Cumbria, England, CA10 2EA
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Of all the visitors who come to the Derwentwater area, few realize that a historic house lurks in isolated splendour in the middle of the lake. Derwent Island House is a historic 18th-century house, standing on a small wooded isle in the centre of the lake. It is the only inhabited island in the Lake District open to visitors.
Derwent Island, Lake Road, Keswick, Cumbria, England, CA12 5DJ
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