The Gatehouse website record for Levens Hall

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

A 16th century house incorporating a tower house of 1360, possibly altered circa 1450. It was extensively remodelled in the late 17th century and further altered and extended in the late 18th century. An early 19th century tower was added to the rear, and is attributed to Webster of Kendal. The house is of two storeys with attics and basement and constructed of limestone rubble, part rendered, with sandstone dressings and a graduated greenslate roof. (PastScape)
Levens Hall has some remains of a 14th century house of the local type consisting of a hall-block with a tower-wing at one end and a cross-wing at the other, but dates mainly from the reconstruction of Sir James Bellingham, 1577-1561, with some subsequent work. 'The house as it stands is mainly an interesting and little altered example of the Elizabethan age'. The garden layout is one of the finest examples in the country. (PastScape–ref. RCHME)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD495850

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 41583
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 4041 '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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