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Wharton Hall is a complex of medieval and early modern structures in Westmorland comprising a gatehouse, banqueting hall, and kitchen. The site dates primarily to the sixteenth century, representing the domestic and defensive architecture of a substantial gentry residence of that period. The gatehouse demonstrates the continued symbolic importance of fortified entrances in early modern aristocratic households, whilst the banqueting hall and kitchen reflect the scale and refinement of hospitality expected of families of standing. These structures survive as significant evidence of the domestic arrangements and social practices of Tudor and early Stuart Westmorland.
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007132. View the official record →
Wharton Hall is a complex of medieval and early modern structures in Westmorland comprising a gatehouse, banqueting hall, and kitchen. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007132.
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lynchets WNW of Wharton Hall (0.3 km), Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton Hall (0.4 km), Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Lammerside Castle (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.