The Gatehouse website record for Cowmire Hall, Crosthwaite and Lyth

In the civil parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth. In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Cowmire Hall is of three storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are slate-covered. The pele tower, which forms the west wing of the present house, was built probably in the 16th century when it belonged to the family of Briggs. The main block of the house was added probably by Richard Fleming at the end of the 17th century. The pele-tower (22 ft by 17 ft externally), appears to have had a staircase in the north east angle and there is a garderobe projection at the north west angle. The tower has a later gabled roof with chimney stacks, each having two conjoined cylindrical shafts. Inside the tower, the ground-floor rooms have each a plain barrel-vault and the rooms above have exposed ceiling-beams. The main block of the house has a symmetrically designed east front; the windows are of two transomed lights with solid frames. At the south end is a chimney-stack, similar to those described above. (PastScape–ref. listed building description)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD42738872

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 41625
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 5637 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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