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Cowmire Hall is a country house near
Crosthwaite Crosthwaite is a small village located in the Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park The Lake District National Park is a national park in North West England that include ...
in
Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. ...
, England. The hall, the garden wall and gate piers are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, a ...
as a designated Grade II*
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.


History

The hall was originally built as a
tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strate ...
in the early 16th century probably for the Briggs family. It was acquired by the Newby family in the late 17th century and was extended and remodelled by Richard Fleming, a son of
Sir Daniel Fleming Sir Daniel Fleming (1633–1701), was an English antiquarian and politician. Life Fleming was born on 25 July 1633, the eldest son of William Fleming of Coniston, North Lancashire, and Rydal, Westmoreland, by Alice, eldest daughter of Roger Ki ...
, in the 1690s. It was owned by the Carruthers family until 1934. It was then owned by Major and Mrs Gordon until 1966 and has since been acquired by the Barrett family who use it as a home and have converted a farm building into a
damson gin Damson gin is a liqueur, usually homemade, made from damson plums macerated in a sugar and gin syrup for eight weeks or more. Vodka is sometimes used in place of the gin. The proof will vary somewhat but generally is around 44. Damson gin is ...
cellar.


See also

*
Grade II* listed buildings in South Lakeland There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of South Lakeland in Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Sco ...
* Listed buildings in Crosthwaite and Lyth


References

{{reflist Country houses in Cumbria Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria