Winton

111 WINTON (G.d.)

(O.S. 6 in. ^(a)XXIII, N.W., ^(b)XXIII, N.E.)

Winton is a parish and village on the border of the county, 1½ m. N.E. of Kirkby Stephen.

Secular

Monuments (1–7)

The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are slate-covered. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams.

Condition—Good.

^b(1). Winton Hall, towards the E. end of the village, has 18th-century additions on the S. side. In the N. wall is an original window of five transomed lights with a moulded label; there is a second window of two lights. Over the round-headed doorway of the porch on the S. side, are the initials and date R. and M.B. (?) 1665 A. and E.S.

^b(2). School House, on the S. side of the road 160 yards W.N.W. of (1), was re-built in 1862. It incorporates, from the earlier building of 1659, three stones with the names R. Adamson, (R.) Spenceley; Io. Shutt and I. Bracken; Robert and Arthur Scaife, presumably contributors to the building.

^b(3). House, two tenements, 20 yards W. of (2), retains many of its original stone-mullioned windows with labels, including one of three transomed lights. A doorway, on the N. side, has an enriched lintel with a fleur-de-lis; over an adjoining window is a stone carved with a pentangle. On the N. end of the cross-wing are the initials W.M. On the E. side is a square panel with a geometrical device. Inside the building is some original panelling and a door with an enriched upper panel.

^b(4). Cottage, 300 yards W. of (3), retains one original window and over the doorway is a panel carved with a pentangle.

^b(5). House, on the N. side of the road 320 yards W.N.W. of (1), has been much altered. On the S. front is a re-set stone inscribed "R. and B.E. 1681 To all the dwelers in this place God grant peace hapines and grace." Inside the building is an original panelled partition and a door with the initials and date R. and B.E. 1694.

^b(6). House, 220 yards E. of (5), retains two original windows.

^a(7). Skelcies, house nearly 1¼ m. N.W. of (1), retains an original doorway with moulded jambs and a lintel inscribed with three texts and the initials and date C. and D.H. 1694 M. and D.H. An outbuilding, N.W. of the house, has a doorway with the initials and date M.R. 16—.