Sella Park

Has been described as a Certain Pele Tower

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameSella Park
Alternative NamesStella Park Hotel
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishSt Bridget Beckermet

C14 pele tower incorporated into late C17 house with C19 restorations. Roughcast stone rubble, part exposed, and ashlar dressings; slate roofs. North elevation of 3 storeys and 7 bays, the 1st bay of 2 storeys under gable, the 2nd bay projects under gable. Quoins and coped gables. Single-chamfered mullioned windows, those to ground and 1st floors with transoms and label moulds. First bay, probably C19, has 2 lights; 3rd to 7th bays have 3:3:2:3:3-light windows under continuous label mould; other windows of 3 lights. Entrance to 2nd bay has 4-centred head, side lights and overlight. Gable-end stacks and cross-axial stacks. South elevation similar, with 2-storey, 2-bay wing under hipped roof and C20 glazed lean-to outshut; 6th bay is partly C14. Varied fenestration, 2- and 3-light transomed windows. West return has 2-light transomed windows, west return has 3- and 4-light windows. Interior not inspected, said to have spiral stair, C17 stair, C16 window openings to former south exterior wall, fireplaces. (Listed Building Report)

Not scheduled

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 ReferenceNY034054
Latitude54.4352684020996
Longitude-3.49073004722595
Eastings303400
Northings505440
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Books

  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 112 (plan)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 90
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1967, Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (Harmondsworth) p. 84

Journals

  • Fair, M.C., 1937, 'Sella Park, St. Bridget's, Beckermet' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 37 p. 24-9 online copy