The Gatehouse website record for Lowther Hall

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

The medieval manor house of the Lowther family consisted of a peel of three storeys on the east, a hall, great chamber and at the west end a tower built in the 1570s. Between 1628 and 1664 it was transformed by rebuilding and extensions by Sir John Lowther and his son and Alexander Pogmire. Except for the wings, the old house was demolished in 1692 and a new mansion in red sandstone was erected by Edward Addison. The upper storey and most of the east or chapel wing was destroyed by fire in 1718. Small additions were made in 1802 by adding new kitchens and offices. The present house of picturesque composition with turrets and central tower was built, but unfinished, in 1806-14 by Robert Smirke incorporating the surviving C17 wings and kitchen block of 1802. The house was closed in 1935, the roofs were removed and the interior gutted in 1957. (PastScape–ref. Port)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY52202385

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 12159
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 4726 '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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