Blindbothel is a civil parish in the Cumberland district in Cumbria, England. It contains 31 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is almost completely rural. It contains the village of Blindcrake, the hamlets of Redmain and Sunderland, and the scattered settlement of Isel. Almost all the listed buildings are in or near these settlements, and most of them are houses and associated structures, or farmhouse and farm buildings. The other listed buildings are a church, a table tomb in the churchyard, a bridge, a milestone, a watermill, and a covered well.
A tower house with a hall added in the late 15th century and a further extension in the 16th century. The roofs are of green slate. The tower house has thick walls of calciferous sandstone. It is in three storeys with a vaulted basement, and has quoins, windows, loops, and an embattledparapet. The hall and extension are in calciferous and red sandstone, they contain doorways and windows with Tudor arched heads, and have parapets with shaped finials. The hall has two storeys and five bays, and the extension has three storeys and six bays.[4][5]
The table tomb is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church. It is in sandstone, and is carved with trefoils and shields. The tomb is thought to be that of Sir William Leigh of Isel Hall, who died in 1484, The tomb was originally inside the church.[6]
A roughcast farmhouse with a green slate roof, in three storeys and two bays. On the front is a 19th-century gabled porch. The windows in the upper two floors are mullioned; in the ground floor there is a 20th-century window in its original surround, and on the right side the surround has been widened and it contains a sash window. There is also an outshut with mullioned windows.[7]
The stable and carriage house, parts of which date from the 19th century, have been converted for other uses. They are in sandstone with green slate roofs. The stable has two storeys and five bays, with four lower bays to the right. The doorways have Tudor arched doorways, and the windows are casements, some with retained mullions. The lower part has a loft door, and against its front is a mounting block. The coach house has quoins, four segmental-arched doorways, and casement windows.[8][9]
The cottage and attached barn are in rubble stone with green slate roofs. The cottage has two storeys and two bays. The doorway and casement windows have chamfered surrounds. Over the doorway is an inscription and above this is an oval opening. The barn to the left has a blocked doorway converted into a window, ventilation slits, and a 20th-century garage door.[10]
The farmhouse and barn are roughcast. The house has a roof of green slate, a coped left gable, a glazed doorway and sash windows with painted surrounds, and a plank door. The barn to the right has a roof of Welsh slate, and contains a plank door and ventilation slits.[11]
A roughcast house with quoins and a green slate roof, and with an extension that has a tiled roof. There are two storeys and five bays. The doorway has a fanlight, and the windows are sashes, and all have architraves.[12]
The farmhouse and barns are roughcast with green slate roofs. The house has two storeys and two bays. It has a doorway with an architrave and sash windows. The barns to the right form an L-shaped plan, and contain doors, a loft door, and ventilation slits.[13]
The farmhouse and barns have green slate roof. The house is rendered with two storeys and two bays. The doorway has an architrave and the windows are casements. The barn, attached to the left has a projecting extension. It is in calciferous sandstone and boulder rubble, and contains doorways with alternate-block surrounds, casement windows, and ventilation slits.[a][14]
A roughcast farmhouse with a green slate roof, in two storeys and three bays. It contains a doorway with a dated and inscribed lintel, sash windows, and a 20th-century garage door.[15]
The houses and barn are roughcast with roofs in green slate. Originally one house, it was later divided into two; both have two storeys and contain sash windows. Grecian House has five bays and a doorway with an architrave. Beech House, at right angles to the left, has a doorway with a fanlight and a round-headed stair window above it. The barn contains doorways and a cart entrance.[16]
Both the farmhouse and the barn have green slate roofs. The house is roughcast with quoins, and has two storeys and six bays. The doorway has an architrave with a frieze and cornice, and the windows are sashes, also with architraves. The barn, recessed and to the right, is dated 1812, and is in calciferous sandstone. It contains a central segmental arch, doorways, a loft door, and oval vents, all with sandstone surrounds.[17]
A rendered farmhouse with a green slate roof, in two storeys and three bays. On the front are two doorways, one dating from the 20th century, and the windows are sashes, all with painted stone surrounds.[18]
The farmhouse and barn have green slate roofs. The house is rendered, and is in two storeys and two bays. On the front is a doorway with an architrave and a 20th-century stone porch, and the windows are casements, also with architraves. The barn to the right is roughcast, and has a through archway, doors, and ventilation slits. In front of the barn is a mounting block in rubble with flag steps.[20]
A farmhouse and barn, roughcast with a green slate roof. The house has two storeys, three bays, and sash windows. The barn to the right has doorways, casement windows, a loft door, and ventilation slits. On the right return is a projecting cart entrance.[b][22]
The farmhouse is rendered with quoins and a green slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, and contains a doorway with an alternate-block surround, and sash windows with architraves. Attached to the right are two barns at right angles to each other. They contain doorways, casement windows, a loft door, and ventilation slits.[23]
Originally a vicarage and stables, later converted into two dwellings. The building is rendered with angle pilasters and green slate roofs. There are two storeys and a main range of three bays, flanked by lower wings. Attached at right angles to the right wing are the former stables. The doorway to the house has a 20th-century trellis porch, and the sindows are sashes. In the former stables are large doors, casement windows, sliding sash windows, and ventilation slits.[25]
The square gate piers are in calciferous and red sandstone. They are rusticated with ball finials. The piers are flanked by low coped brick walls, with ball finials and carved stone crests. Towards the house are terrace steps.[26][27]
The milestone was provided for the Carlisle-CockermouthTurnpike. It is in sandstone, and has a round top, a curved face, and a cast iron plate. The plate is inscribed with the distances in miles to Carlisle, Wigton and Cockermouth.[28]
Originally one house, later divided into three flats. The front is in sandstone with quoins, and the rest of the house is stuccoed with angle pilasters. It has two storeys and an H-shaped plan, consisting of a main range and three-bay wings. The doorways have fanlights and the windows are sashes, all with painted surrounds.[32]
A sandstone watermill with a pilaster to the right, and quoins on the left, and with a green slate roof. It has two storeys and two bays, an extension to the left, and a lower wheelhouse at the right. There are external steps leading up to a first floor doorway. Inside the wheelhouse is an overshot wheel.[8][33]
The byre is in sandstone with quoins and a green slate roof. It is in a single storey, and has two bays with lower extensions on each side. All parts contain plank doors, and in the central section are oval vents.[34]
The house and attached granary are in sandstone with a green slate roof. The house has two storeys and three bays. In the house are sash windows, and both parts contain plank doors.[35]
