Dalston Hall

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Venue Type & Location

Private Residence

Site Name: Dalston Hall
Location: near Carlisle
County: Cumberland
Location Type: Town - near town at determined location
http://www.dalston-hall-hotel.co.uk/history.htm

Overview

The much-restored red sandstone manor hall is situated on a height overlooking the valley of the River Caldew a few miles SW of Carlisle near the road to the Cumbrian coast.

A late medieval. 3-storey E tower linked to a 16th c. central wing and 4-storey W tower remains. The early 17th c. entrance bay is flanked by late 19th c. wings and rear extension.

Performance History

A probable performance venue. No Dalston household records survive but musicians under Sir John Dalston's patronage performed elsewhere.

Current Status

Currently the Dalston Hall Hotel.

History of the Venue

13th c. Dalston manor granted to the Dalston family.

ca. 1498 Pele tower built by John Dalston.

ca. 1556 W wing built by Sir John Dalston.

ca. 1620 Central block with an additional thinner tower built on foundations of an earlier hall (Curwen, Castles and Fortified Towers 366).

ca. 1684 N facade renovated to classical taste.

1761 Sir George Dalston sold the property to Monkhouse Davison. Divided into 2 tenements by late 18th c.

1795 Purchased by James Sowerby.

19th c. Used as a farmhouse.

1889 N facade and most of the interior, including the hall, redesigned in Arts and Crafts style by C.J. Ferguson for George Sowerby.

1897 Hall and adjoining estates purchased by Edmund Wright Stead who did further restoration.

by mid-20th c. Used as a Youth Training Centre.

1971 Converted to a hotel.

Record Source

REED Cumb/Westmld/Glouc 87

Patrons who owned this venue

Name Dates Titles
Dalston, John 1556-1633 Knight

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Curwen, John F. The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North-of-the-Sands. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, es. Kendal: Titus Wilson, 1913.
  • Department of the Environment. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Np: Npub, nd.
  • Emery, Anthony. Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales 1300–1500. 3 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1996–2006.
  • Ferguson, Charles J. 'Dalston Hall.' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society os 2 (1876): 165–71.
  • Hugill, Robert. Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland. Newcastle upon Tyne: Frank Graham, 1977.
  • King, David J. Cathcart. Castellarium Anglicanum: An Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands. 2 vols. Millwood, NY, London and Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus International Publications, 1983.
  • Mackenzie, James D. The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure. 2 vols. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1896.
  • Perriam, D.R., and J. Robinson. The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: An Illustrated Gazetteer and Research Guide. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, es. Kendal: Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, 1998.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus. Cumberland and Westmorland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth, Midd: Penguin Books, 1967.
  • Robinson, John Martin. A Guide to the Country Houses of the North West. London: Constable, 1991.