Holker Hall

Holker Hall (prononcé Hooker par certains) est une maison de campagne privée située à environ 2 km au sud-ouest du village de Cartmel dans le comté cérémoniel de Cumbria et le comté historique de Lancashire, en Angleterre. C'est « le plus grand [bâtiment] de sa période dans le Lancashire ... par les meilleurs architectes vivant alors dans le comté. ». Le bâtiment date du XVIe siècle, avec des modifications, des ajouts et des reconstructions aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles. La reconstruction du XIXe siècle est réalisée par George Webster dans un style néo-jacobéen et les rénovations ultérieures sont réalisées par E.G. Paly. Hubert Austin a un cabinet commun avec Paley dans les années 1870 et ils reconstruisent tous deux l'aile ouest après qu'elle a été détruite par un incendie majeur en 1871, une décennie seulement après les travaux précédents de Paley sur la structure. L'incendie a également détruit un certain nombre d'œuvres d'art remarquables. L'historien de l'architecture Nikolaus Pevsner exprime l'opinion que l'aile ouest est le "travail domestique exceptionnel" de Paley et Austin. En 1970, la maison elle-même, ainsi que son mur de terrasse, sont classés Grade II*. La maison se trouve dans un domaine d'environ 80 hectares, et est entouré de jardins à la française, de parcs et de bois. Dans le parc se trouvent six structures répertoriées au grade II. Depuis qu'il est devenu une maison privée à la suite de la dissolution des Monastères, le domaine n'a jamais été vendu, étant passé par héritage de la famille Preston à la famille Lowther, puis à la famille Cavendish. En chronostratigraphie, le sous-étage britannique de la période carbonifère, le « Holkerian » tire son nom de Holker Hall.

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Holker Hall (pronounced Hooker by some) is a privately owned country house located about 2 km to the southwest of the village of Cartmel in the ceremonial county of Cumbria and historic county of Lancashire, England. It is "the grandest [building] of its date in Lancashire ...by the best architects then living in the county." The building dates from the 16th century, with alterations, additions, and rebuilding in the 18th and 19th centuries. The 19th century rebuilding was by George Webster in Jacobean Revival style and subsequent renovations were by E. G. Paley. Hubert Austin had a joint practice with Paley by the 1870s and they both rebuilt the west wing after it was destroyed by a major fire in 1871, only a decade after Paley's previous work on the structure. The fire also destroyed a number of notable artworks. Holker Hall is Paley and Austin's "most important country house commission." The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner expressed the opinion that the west wing is the "outstanding domestic work" of Paley and Austin. In 1970 the hall itself, together with its terrace wall, were designated Grade II* Listed buildings. The house stands in an estate of about 80 hectares, and is surrounded by formal gardens, parkland and woodland. Within the grounds are six structures listed at Grade II. Since becoming a private house following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the estate has never been sold, having passed by inheritance from the Preston family to the Lowther family, and then to the Cavendish family. The house and grounds are open to the public at advertised times on payment of an admission fee. In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the "Holkerian" derives its name from Holker Hall.

Cark

Cark (sometimes Cark in Cartmel) is a village in Cumbria, England. It lies on the B5278 road to Haverthwaite (and to the A590 road) and is ½ mile north of Flookburgh, 2 miles southwest of Cartmel and 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands. It is in the historic county of Lancashire. The village is served by the Cark and Cartmel railway station on the Furness Line between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The village used to have a water-powered cotton mill between 1785 and c1815. Cark is ½ mile south of Holker Hall owned by Lord and Lady Cavendish. Royal Air Force Station Cark was constructed near Flookburgh in late 1940. It was used by training and anti-aircraft co-operation units from March 1941 until closure in December 1945. After many years of disuse, it was reopened for civilian use and is the location of the North West Parachute Centre.

Cark & Cartmel railway station

Cark & Cartmel is a railway station on the Furness line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 15+1⁄4 miles (25 km) north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Allithwaite, Cark, Cartmel and Flookburgh in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

St John the Baptist's Church, Flookburgh

St John the Baptist's Church is in Station Road in the village of Flookburgh, on the Cartmel Peninsula in Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Allithwaite, St Mary and St Michael, Cartmel, St Peter, Field Broughton, St Paul, Grange-over-Sands, Grange Fell Church, Grange-Over-Sands, St Paul, Lindale, St Mary Staveley-in-Cartmel, St Anne Haverthwaite and St Peter Finsthwaite to form the benefice of Cartmel Peninsula. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Lower Holker

Lower Holker is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Cark and Flookburgh, the hamlets of Holker, Ravenstown and Sand Gate, and historic Holker Hall. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,808, increasing at the 2011 census to 1,869. In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Holkerian' derives its name from Holker Hall.