Hollin Hall\HowCrook
Nr Kendal
Cumbria
Hollin Hall\How lays just off the B5284 from Kendal to Windermere.
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The building is a double towered house, consisting of a 14th century pele at one end, and a 16th century\early 17th century central block, and an 18th century tower at the other end. Looking at the photo above, the right hand wing is the 14th century tower.
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The above photo shows the pele tower from behind, with the hall and other wing on the right, added at a later date with the familiar Westmorland chimneys.
Above. The same view, but an older image.
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The central portion of this building was once held by the Phillipson family, and then later by the Flemings. The tower measures roughly 7 and a half metres by 5 and a half metres....a tiny tower by all accounts. It would have been very lightly fortified, as the walls are only around a metre thick.
The tower can be viewed from the roadside, although the views are limited by trees and walls.
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