Dalemain

The main frontage of Dalemain House

Dalemain is a country house 10 miles south-west of Penrith in Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

History

A peel tower was built on the site during the reign of King Henry II.[2] The old hall dates back to the 14th century, with wings added in the 16th century; the building has remained in the Hasell family since 1679 when it was acquired by Sir Edward Hasell, who had been steward to Lady Anne Clifford.[3] In 1840 Edward and his wife Dorothea had a daughter who grew to be the writer Elizabeth Julia Hasell.[4] The main frontage to the building was added in 1744.[5]

The house benefits from an extensive garden which received the Garden of the Year Award, sponsored by the Historic Houses Association and Christie's, in 2013.[6] Plants in the garden include a Greek fir which had been a gift from Joseph Banks, the botanist, in the 1840s.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Name: Dalemain (1221057)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "The History of Dalemain". The Marmalade Awards. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dalemain". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Norman Moore, ‘Hasell, Elizabeth Julia (1830–1887)’, rev. Richard Smail, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 9 Jan 2015
  5. ↑ "Dalemain". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Dalemain House wins Garden of the Year 2013". The Telegraph. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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Coordinates: 54°38′05″N 2°48′42″W / 54.6346°N 2.8116°W / 54.6346; -2.8116

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