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Middleton Hall, Middleton
Middleton Hall
civil parish:-   Middleton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   park
coordinates:-   SD62688744
1Km square:-   SD6287
10Km square:-   SD68

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BLT37.jpg (taken 31.3.2006)  
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BLT38.jpg  Rough Fell sheep.
(taken 31.3.2006)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 44 1) 
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Middleton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Tower, symbol for a house, hall, tower, etc.  "Middleton"
House in park with fence palings, trees, settlement. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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ring of fence palings, trees, contains Middleton 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Midleton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Midleton"
Buildings and tower in a ring of fence palings with trees. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Midleton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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"Midleton"
Circle, in ring of fence palings, trees. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Middleton Hall
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.
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"Middleton Hall"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Middleton Hall"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Middleton Hall"
block; building 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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"Middleton Hall"
village, hamlet, house, ... 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.
image OT80P188, button  goto source
Page 188:-  "..."
"...Four miles further [ie beyond Casterton from Kirkby Lonsdale], ... and half a mile further, on the right, is Middleton Hall, an excellent specimen of our ancient manor houses."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Middleton Hall"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
placename:-  Middleton Hall
item:-  window
source data:-   Photograph, Middleton Hall from the Courtyard, Middleton, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1895.
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Vol.2 no.181 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. 
ms at bottom:-  "181. Middleton Hall from the Courtyard. Kirkby Lonsdale. L."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.3166.75
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
placename:-  Middleton Hall
item:-  window; door; bucket; pail
source data:-   Photograph, Middleton Hall from the Inner Courtyard, Middleton, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1895.
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Vol.2 no.182 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. 
ms at bottom:-  "182. Middleton Hall from the inner Courtyard. Kirkby Lonsdale. L."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.3166.76
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Photograph, Middleton Hall, the Wall, Middleton, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1895.
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Vol.2 no.183 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. 
ms at bottom:-  "183. Middleton Hall. The Wall. Kirkby Lonsdale. L."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.3166.77
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Photograph, Middleton Hall, the Wall from the Courtyard, Middleton, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1895.
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Vol.2 no.184 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910. 
ms at bottom:-  "184. Middleton Hall. The Wall from the Courtyard. Kirkby Lonsdale. L."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.3166.78
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evidence:-   old print:- Taylor 1892
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Print, plan of Middleton Hall, Middleton, 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.
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Tipped in opposite p.233 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A785.50
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evidence:-   old print:- Taylor 1892
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Print, halftone photograph, Wall and Gatehouse Middleton Hall, Middleton, 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.
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On p.234 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A785.51
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evidence:-   old print:- Taylor 1892
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Print, halftone photograph, The Dining Hall, Middleton Hall, Middleton, 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.
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On p.235 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A785.52
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evidence:-   site plan:- Historical Monuments 1936
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-   Site plan, uncoloured lithograph, Middleton Hall, Middleton, Westmorland, scale about 1 to 290, published by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, London, 1936.
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On p.171 of the Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. 
printed, upper left  "MIDDLETON / HALL"
RCHME no. Wmd, Middleton 4 
item:-  Armitt Library : A745.105
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Middleton Hall
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MIDDLETON HALL / / A683 / MIDDLETON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75726 / SD6269687441"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"OUTBUILDING ADJOINING NORTH EAST ANGLE OF MIDDLETON HALL AND ADJOINING WALL / / A683 / MIDDLETON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75727 / SD6269787455"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CURTAIN WALL TO SOUTH- WEST OF MIDDLETON HALL / / A683 / MIDDLETON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75729 / SD6268287426"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CURTAIN WALL TO WEST AND NORTH WEST AND BARN TO NORTH WEST OF MIDDLETON HALL / / A683 / MIDDLETON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75728 / SD6267687458"
notes:-  
 14th century tower and later hall, gateway, etc; all replaced

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plans and illustration
hearsay:-  
 One room was used for a methodist chapel. Painted above its door:-
"VENTURUM EXHORESCO DIEM"
I dread the coming day
Being asked what day was meant, a local character, Dicky Bownass answered:-
"Why t'wedding day o' course"

Palmer 1945
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