[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/cropper.htm] . Originally, most villagers worked in the factory. Until the year 2000 James Cropper (a descendant of the original James Cropper) owned a large proportion of the village until it was sold to housing agencies.]Current Village
Burneside has two main estates, Hall Park and Chapel Fields, which have a mix of private and rented accommodation.
The village has one grocery store, one bakery and a paper shop which is part of the Croppers paper mill.It also has a pub named the Jolly Anglers and a Chipshop named the Jolly fryer.
Burneside's only church is called St. Oswalds to which the only school in the village (St. Oswalds school) is affiliated. The church represents the Church of England and has been on its present site since 1647. The Bryce Institute is also a key feature of the village allowing locals to participate in many social events. The Bryce institute, was built in 1896 and in 1918 was used as a bath house, now it is used for many local events.
Burneside Hall
Burneside Hall lies just on the outskirts of Burneside. It is a ruined 14th century pele tower now attached to a farm house and out buildings. the fortification of the house was licenced in 1341 when the tower and a gatehouse were built.
There is a long south wing, and a shorter oblong north wing, which is in fact a pele tower. There are two tunnel-vaulted chambers at ground level, separated by a narrow tunnel-vaulted passage. he hall became the property of Richard de Bellingham of Northumberland when he married Margaret, the heiress of Gilbert de Burneshead. Their descendants remained living in the hall for the next 200 years or so.
Most of the 14th century tower still survives, together with some of the original enclosing wall of the barmkyn, or fortified courtyard. This area would have been used to house and protect cattle in the event of a raid or an attack. Today, the hall and its grounds are accessed along a narrow drive-way from the road below it. Entrance would have been through a gate house from the 16th century onwards, that still stands intact but with broken windows. The original heavy oak doors to the gate house can still be seen, albeit off their hinges now and leaning against the interior wall!
The hall and its attendant buildings are from different dates. The pele tower was built by the Burnesheads in the 14th century. Its basement is divided into two cellars, connected by a tunnel passing right through the tower. Apparently this is an architecturally unique feature for a pele tower. The walls of the pele tower were originally around 1.2metres thick. No traces of the embattled parapets survive. There was a special enclosure directly outside the tower, possibly for the protection of horses.
Attached to the rear of the pele tower is the Great Hall, probably built during the 16th century. This part of the building was built by the Bellinghams, and was enlarged during the 17th century by the Braithwaites
References
ee also
*Kendal
*South Lakeland
*Burneside Clay Shooting Club
External links
* [http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/Burneside/Burneside.php The Cumbria directory Burneside page]
* [http://www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/burnesidebrassband/ Burneside brass band website]
