Scaleby is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Scaleby, and is otherwise rural. The most important building in the parish is Scaleby Castle; this and associated structures are listed. The other listed buildings include houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, a church, a former chapel, a church hall, a war memorial, and a milestone.
The tower dates from the early 14th century, and the church was restored in 1827–28 and in 1860–62, when the east end was rebuilt. It is built in large blocks of sandstone, probably from the Roman Wall, and has a green slate roof with copedgables and a cross finial. The church consists of a combined nave and chancel, a south porch, and a fortified west tower. The tower has three stages, very thick walls on a chamferedplinth, slit windows, a battlementedparapet, and corner pinnacles. The body of the church has buttresses, a round-headed south doorway, and lancet windows.[2][3]
The castle was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, a wing was added in the 16th century, it was altered in the late 17th century and remodelled in about 1838, possibly by Thomas Rickman. The castle is built in sandstone, the earliest parts with stone taken from the Roman Wall. The castle consists of a four-storey tower, largely in ruins, a three-storey three-baygreat hall, a two-storey polygonal curtain tower with an open roof, and a two-storey gatehouse. The south range has three storeys and is in two builds, each with three bays, and with a garderobe turret in the middle. The east part has three gableddormers, sash windows in the main floor and 19th-century windows below. In the west part the windows are in Tudor style. The moated site on which the castle stands is a Scheduled Monument.[4][5][6]
The bridge carries a road over the moat. It is in sandstone and has been repaired on a number of occasions. The bridge consists of a single segmental arch carrying a single track. Its abutments form the side walls of the moat, and there is a later brick parapet.[7]
The square gate piers have brick columns with recessed panels on a chamferedsandstoneplinth, hood moulds, chamfered caps and ball finials. There are high brick walls on each side, the wall to the right having been reduced in height and partly demolished.[8]
A cruck-framed cottage that was extended probably in the late 18th century. It has clay walls repaired in brick and sandstone, and the extensions at the ends and the rear are in sandstone. The cottage has a single storey with an attic, the original part in three bays and the extensions each in one bay.[9][10]
The house was extended in the 19th century. It has clay walls, extensions in sandstone with quoins, and a roof of green slate with some Welsh slate and some sandstone slate. There is a single storey, the original house has three bays, and the extensions to the sides are of one bay each. On the front is a wooden porch, and the windows are casements in plain surrounds. The left extension was originally a granary, and has small windows, dove holes, and external steps leading to a loft.[11][12]
A brick farmhouse with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has a chamfered surround, and the sash windows have plain sandstone surrounds. To the left is an L-shaped sandstone barn with a Welsh slate roof; it contains plank doors and ventilation slits.[13]
The farmhouse is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has two storeys and four bays. The doorway and sash windows have plain surrounds. To the right is a two-storey outbuilding with clay walls.[14]
The stables are in sandstone and brick with sandstone dressings and Welsh slate roofs with some sandstone slate. They are on four sides surrounding a courtyard, they are in a single storey with lofts, and have numerous bays. Some doors have flat heads, others are rounded, and the windows are a mix of sashes, casements and slat vents.[15]
The milestone was provided for the Brampton to LongtownTurnpike. It is in sandstone and consists of a square stone set at an angle and inscribed on the faces with the distances in miles to Brampton and to Longtown.[16]
Originally a school, the church hall is in sandstone on a chamferedplinth, with quoins, shaped eavesmodillions, and a Welsh slate roof with copedgables. The hall is in a single storey with two bays, and has a gabled porch, a doorway with a pointed arch, a chamfered surround, and a fanlight, and on the gable is a bellcote. The windows are casements with chamfered surrounds and diamond panes.[18]
A former Methodist chapel, to which a porch was added in 1883. The building is in sandstone with quoins and a hippedslate roof. It has a square plan, a single storey, and two bays. The gabled porch has a doorway with a pointed arch and a false keystone. This is flanked by casement windows with pointed arches and false keystones. On the sides of the building are casement windows with flat heads.[a][2][19]
The war memorial stands in front of the village hall. It is in Scottish grey granite, and is in the form of a wheel-head Celtic cross. On the front of the cross is a central boss surrounded by knotwork carvings. The shaft tapers, and stands on a two-tiered moulded base. On the base is an inscription, the names of those lost in the First World War, and the names of those who served and returned.[22]
