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In the vicinity of Dockray Hall Road off Burneside Road

OS Map Grid Reference: 351340 493450 (approx) Latitude 54.33428° Longitude -2.74982°

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Dockwray Hall; Dockwra Hall; Dockera Hall

Dockray Hall, (evidently a pele-tower and house surrounded by a curtain wall (Nicholson)) is sited by Speed's plan (in Curwen) (to Area SD 513933). A chapel dedicated to St Anne stood near Dockray Hall; here Machell saw a house with chapel-type fabric and windows; the chapel was extant in the 16th century (Nicolson and Burn 1777). Curwen (1900) calls it a "private oratory" only. The site is now largely built over with "villas". There are no visible remains.

"Dockray Hall sited at SD 51349345, otherwise no further information (F1 BHP 27-OCT-72). (PastScape)"

Dockwray Hall Barn, probably part of the ancient hall, survived into early 20th century. The Dockray family were purged during the Commonwealth and their hall sold off (and probably mostly demolished at this time). Sir Thomas Docwra was the last Grand Prior of the ... English Order of the Knights of St John 1501-27. There is now no trace of this building... (J. Marsh). (Perriam and Robinson 1998).

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 43225.

Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Websites (Kendalwiki is not responsible for the content of external websites.)

Matthew Emmott's Castle Blog

Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Gatehouse Gazetteer - Dockwray Hall, Kendal

Books

Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 97 (slight)

Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 342

Curwen, J.F., 1900, Kirkbie-Kendall: Fragments collected relating to its ancient streets and yards; church and castle; houses and inns (Kendal: Titus Wilson) p. 360 online copy

Nicholson, C., 1861 (2edn), Annals of Kendal: being a historical and descriptive account of Kendal and the neighbourhood (London and Kendal) p. 79-80 online copy

Nicholson, J. and Burn, R., 1777, History and Antiquities of Westmorland and Cumberland (London) Vol. 1 p. 75 online copy

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain online copy)

Manuscripts of the Reverend Thomas Machell, vicar of Kirkby Thore (d 1698) Vol. 2 p. 23 (preserved at the Cumberland Record Office)

Anon, C17, A Plan of Kirkby Kendall / with the Castle and Park Lands . ... online copy (shown as 'Dockera Hall Lands' no building is shown and the map probably made after the destruction of the tower)

Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.

English Heritage, 2006, Extensive Urban Survey - Cumbria (Cumbria County Council) Download copy