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Hill Top

A Grade II* Listed Building in Claife, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3517 / 54°21'6"N

Longitude: -2.9706 / 2°58'14"W

OS Eastings: 337009

OS Northings: 495563

OS Grid: SD370955

Mapcode National: GBR 7LP3.NT

Mapcode Global: WH82L.BWN9

Plus Code: 9C6V922H+MP

Entry Name: Hill Top

Listing Date: 25 March 1970

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1087304

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76724

Also known as: Hill Top, Cumbria

ID on this website: 101087304

Location: Near Sawrey, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA22

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Claife

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Sawrey St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: English country house Historic house museum

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Description


CLAIFE B5285 (South side)
SD 39 NE
Near Sawrey
6/49 Hill Top
25.3.70

GV II*

House, now museum, with farmhouse attached. C17 or early C18 with mid to late
C18 alterations and 1906 addition for Beatrix Potter. Roughcast stone with
slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays, the 1st bay projects under gable with pentice
over ground floor and datestone reading: "1906/HBP". Windows are sashed with
glazing bars, those to 1st bay and 1st floor of 2nd bay have horns. Plain
entrance to 1st bay; entrance to 3rd bay has gabled slate slab porch and
6-fielded-panel door. Cross-axial stack and gable-end stack. Right return has
small casement window. Rear has projecting stair wing with gabled projecting
wing to right. Stair window has wooden cross-casement with leaded glazing tied
back to iron bars. Gable-end stack to stair wing. Interior: Hall has
panelling and fielded-panelled cupboard doors. Fireplace has C19 range.
Parlour has C18 panelling with fluted flat pilasters and bed cupboard and
pantry. Early C19 white and coloured marble fireplace. Staircase has column
balusters, fluted square newels and ramped handrail. 1st floor has wide-board
door; fireplace inscribed: "WHB/1934", C17 stone fireplace. C17 back stair.
Hill Top was bought by Beatrix Potter in 1906 and was used by her as an
occasional retreat and for her writing. She illustrated the house in many of
her books, principally 'The Tale of Tom Kitten', 1907, 'The Tale of Samuel
Whiskers', 1908, and 'The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck', 1908. She left the farm
to The National Trust.


Listing NGR: SD3700995563

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