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Newbiggin Hall is a house in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without in Cumberland. It was originally built as a pele tower in the early 14th century by the Priors of St Mary's, Carlisle, supposedly as a place of refuge from Scottish raiders. It later became a country retreat and grange of the priors and was converted to a country house circa 1690. The house, as it now stands, incorporates mediæval elements (the basement vault is completely mediæval), with a late 17th-century façade and an early 19th-century rebuild, leaving Newbiggin a seven-bay red sandstone house with ashlar walls and white freestone dressings. The Church of England sold the House in the 1920s, after which it became the private home of the Carrs, the famous Quaker family who founded the Carlisle biscuit manufacturers of the same name. It is within the council area of Cumberland.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1087720.

Place Type: Mediæval House
Historic County: Cumberland
Lat, Long: 54.849272,-2.8843754
Grid Reference: NY 4331 5085
Civil Parish: St Cuthbert Without CP
Council Area: Cumberland CA
Police Area: Cumbria PA

GBPN ID: 303505
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Newbiggin_Hall,_Cumberland_303505

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