Listed buildings in Camerton, Cumbria

Camerton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".^[1] The parish contains the village of Camerton and surrounding countryside. The listed buildings comprise a church, a country house, and a farmhouse and barn.

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
St Peter's Church 54°39′23″N 3°29′48″W / 54.65632°N 3.49653°W		1694	The church was altered in 1796, and the tower added in 1855. The walls are roughcast, the tower is in calciferous sandstone rubble, and the roof is in green slate. The church consists of a three-bay nave, a tower incorporating a porch, a south chapel, and a single-bay chancel. The tower has anglebuttresses, a west door, and a short octagonal spire.[2][3]
Camerton Hall 54°39′40″N 3°30′01″W / 54.66100°N 3.50036°W		Early 19th century	A country house, altered in 1910, stuccoed with string courses and a green slate roof, in late Georgian style. It has two storeys with an attic, a main range of four bays, and a rear extension with two storeys and five bays. On the front is a Tuscan porch and a door with a fanlight. The middle two bays are recessed, and the outer bays are bowed. The windows are sashes.[4][5]
Ribton House and barn 54°39′45″N 3°28′24″W / 54.66258°N 3.47345°W		Early 19th century	A farmhouse and barn in mixed calciferous sandstone and limestone rubble, with angle pilasters and a green slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, with the barn at right-angles on the left. The windows in the house are sashes, and in the barn are a carriage entry with a segmental arch, blocked windows, and ventilation slits.[6]

References

Citations

1. Historic England
2. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), pp. 218–219
3. Historic England (1327183)
4. Hyde & Pevsner (2010), p. 219
5. Historic England (1144504)
6. Historic England (1144505)

Sources

• Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Camerton (1327183)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 January 2016
• Historic England, "Camerton Hall (1144504)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 January 2016
• Historic England, "Ribton House and adjoining barn, Camerton (1144505)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 January 2016
• Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 9 January 2016
• Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1