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| Nether Levens Farm, Levens | ||
| Nether Levens Farm | ||
| Nether Levens Hall | ||
| Street:- | Sampool Lane | |
| locality:- | Low Levens Farm | |
| civil parish:- | Levens (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD48828511 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4885 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD48 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Nether Levens |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5SD48SE.jpg "Nether Levens" house item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall item:- chimney |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall from the North, Levens, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell,
photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0133.jpg Vol.2 no.133 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "133. Nether Levens Hall from the North. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall item:- chimney |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall from the West, Levens, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell,
photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0134.jpg Vol.2 no.134 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "134. Nether Levens Hall from the West. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.28 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall item:- chimney; ivy |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall, Levens, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer,
Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0135.jpg Vol.2 no.135 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "135. Nether Levens Hall. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.29 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall, Ruins of the Tower and Wall, Levens, Westmorland,
by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0136.jpg Vol.2 no.136 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "136. Nether Levens Hall. Ruins of the Tower and Wall. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.30 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall item:- window |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall, Window of the Dining Hall, Levens, Westmorland, by
Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0137.jpg Vol.2 no.137 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "137. Nether Levens Hall. Window of the Dining Hall. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.31 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s placename:- Nether Levens Hall item:- dining tabel; table |
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| source data:- | Photograph, Nether Levens Hall, the Dining Hall, Levens, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell,
photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1897. click to enlargeHB0138.jpg Vol.2 no.138 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. ms at bottom:- "138. Nether Levens Hall. The Dining Hall. Heversham. K." item:- Armitt Library : 1958.3166.32 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Taylor 1892 placename:- Nether Levens Hall |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Nether Levens Hall, West Side, Nether Levens Farm, Levens,
Westmorland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological
Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle,
Cumberland, 1892. click to enlargeTY5039.jpg Tipped in opposite p.205 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. item:- Armitt Library : A785.39 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Taylor 1892 placename:- Low Levens Hall item:- window |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Window of the Dais, Low Levens Hall, Nether Levens Farm,
Levens, Westmorland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and
Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam
and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892. click to enlargeTY5040.jpg On p.207 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. item:- Armitt Library : A785.40 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | site plan:- Historical Monuments 1936 placename:- Nether Levens |
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| source data:- | Site plan, uncoloured lithograph, Nether Levens, Levens, Westmorland, scale about
1 to 390, published by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, London, 1936. click to enlargeHMW096.jpg On p.156 of the Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. printed, bottom "NETHER LEVENS" RCHME no. Wmd, Levens 3 item:- Armitt Library : A745.96 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Nether Levens Farm |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "NETHER LEVENS FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED STORE TO NORTH / / / LEVENS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75537 / SD4882785119" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH-WEST OF NETHER LEVENS FARMHOUSE / / / LEVENS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75538 / SD4880885164" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Dovecote. Possibly C17. Limestone rubble, of small stones, with slate drips. C20 metal-clad roof. Possibly reduced in height. Single large opening in East side with 3 massive oak lintels; small square opening above on all sides. Interior has nesting boxes for doves." |
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| notes:- |
15th century tower and hall, rebuilt in 16th century |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustrations |
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| hearsay:- |
Ruins of a 14th century pele tower lie to the south, with the remains of a bar hyn, a barmkin. |
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| Palmer 1945 |
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| hearsay:- |
In a little room above the kitchen is a dobbie stone, and another hangs in the kitchen.
Both of them are creditted with the power of returning. |
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| Nevertheless, there is a ghost in chains, known as Jingles. Or was, perhaps scared
off by the dobbie stones. |
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| Palmer 1945 |
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