Maulds Meaburn Hall

Has been described as a Possible Tower House

There are no visible remains

NameMaulds Meaburn Hall
Alternative NamesMeaburn Hall; Medburn; Maudesmeburn
Historic CountryWestmorland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishCrosby Ravensworth

Site of medieval hall house, fortified house and tower house, demolished in 1610 and replaced by the present hall house. (PastScape)

The south wing of the present house contains foundations of the old tower which was demolished in 1610. (PastScape–ref. Perriam and Robinson)

Maulds Meaburn Hall, nearly 1½ m. N. of the church, is partly of two and partly of three storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are slate-covered. The property belonged to the Vernon family in the later middle ages and passed from them to Sir John Lowther in 1602. It ceased to be a residence of that family c. 1750. The main block of the house seems to have been re-built late in the 16th century, but may incorporate earlier walls. The S. wing was dated 1610 and appears to have been altered in 1676 when the staircase-wing was added. The buildings at the N. end of the main block were added late in the 17th and during the 18th century. The S. part of the main block was pulled down after 1750 and re-built, of one storey only, in the 19th century. (RCHME 1936)

Gatehouse Comments

The house was strong enough, in 1286, to resist a number of local people trying to arrest a murderer, although how determined an assault made by unarmoured people against a group of armed men would be, regardless of the nature of the building, is an open question (see Ragg 1911 p. 326-).

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY624170
Latitude54.5473518371582
Longitude-2.58258008956909
Eastings362400
Northings517070
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 98 (slight)
  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 292-3 (plan)
  • Hugill, Robert, 1977, Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p. 130-132
  • RCHME, 1936, An inventory of the historical monuments in Westmorland (HMSO) p. 80-1 no. 6 online transcription
  • Curwen, J.F., 1932, ''Parishes (West Ward): St Laurence, Crosby Ravensworth' The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby p. 302-24 online transcription
  • Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 13) p. 303, 433, 442
  • Bland, J.S. (edited by F.H.M. Parker), 1910, Vale of Lyvennet, its picturesque peeps and legendary lore (Kendal: Titus Wilson) p. 56-78 online copy
  • Taylor, M.W., 1892, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 8) p. 112-115 online copy
  • Hodgson, J., 1810, Topographical and Historical Description of Westmoreland p. 146-7 online copy

Journals

  • Ragg, F.W., 1912, 'Maud's Meaburn and Newby: de Veteripont, le Franceys, and de Vernon' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 12 p. 312-396 online copy
  • Ragg, F.W., 1911, 'Mauld's Meaburn, and le Fraunceys and de Hastings' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 11 p. 277- online copy
  • Curwen, J.F., 1908, 'Maulds Meaburn Hall' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 8 p. 75-81 online copy

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1367-70) Vol. 14 p. 64 online copy

Other

  • Clare, T., 1982, A Report on Medieval Fortified Sites in Cumbria (Cumbria CC)