Levens Hall
A Cumbrian country house with an earlier fortified core, later domestic ranges and a garden setting of national historic significance.
Levens Hall est un château situé à Levens, England, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade I listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
Register entry — LEVENS HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1350017. Recorded designation: Grade I listed building.
First listed: 1952-11-21. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
The register records an amendment dated 1984-11-16.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1350017
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Fiche
- Country house with medieval core and later remodelling
- Royaume-Uni
- Levens
- North West England
- other
- 1952-11-21
Lecture éditoriale
Historic England describes Levens as mainly sixteenth-century work incorporating an earlier, probably fourteenth-century core. Major remodelling followed in the later seventeenth century, with further eighteenth- and nineteenth-century additions. These phases are more precise than assigning the whole house to the date of an early tower.
The listing identifies mullioned and transomed windows, prominent chimneys, plasterwork and panelling. Dated rainwater fittings preserve evidence of several campaigns. It also records the importance of the late-seventeenth-century gardens laid out for Colonel James Graham.
Our editorial reading: the relationship between the house's changing domestic form and the disciplined garden setting is central. Neither should be treated as the product of a single moment.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1350017 and https://www.levenshall.co.uk/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
Check the current house and garden calendars and confirm any booking or access requirements. The operator offers a visitor experience within a continuing family home; admission to gardens, hospitality areas and house interiors may differ.
Localisation et visite
Confirmez les horaires, les conditions d’accès et les réservations auprès du lieu lui-même. Ces indications suivent la notice source.
Sources et crédits
Notice source : Wikidata
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Notice source : Wikimedia Commons
Explorer la région
D’après le pays et la région enregistrés. Le découpage européen est un choix éditorial. Ce lien ouvre la collection régionale en anglais, avec des lieux de plusieurs Mondes et des publications liées.