Description

SK 76 NE
1/147

WESTON
OLD GREAT NORTH ROAD (east side)
Scarthingmoor House

II

Farmhouse. C18 with large early C19 addition. Formerly the
Black Lion Inn. Brick, rendered, with hipped and gabled slate
roof. Stone plinth, rebated eaves, 4 roof stacks. 3 storeys, 2
bays, square plan with rear wing. South front has central C19
square columned porch with antae and parapet, containing half
glazed door, flanked by unequally spaced single glazing bar
sashes. Above, blocked opening and 2 glazing bar sashes. Above
again, a blocked opening and a glazing bar sash. To right, rear
addition, brick with slate roof, has large stepped gable to west
with stone coping. To west, single plain sash. West front has
central plain sash flanked by single glazing bar sashes with
timber lintels. Above, 3 glazing bar sashes on each floor.
North front has, to left, round headed door with fanlight,
flanked by single glazing bar sashes. To right, C20 door and to
its right, single glazing bar sash. Above, 3 glazing bar sashes.
Above again, 2 glazing bar sashes and a blocked opening. Rear
wing, to north east, has to north a glazing bar sash. To south,
a glazing bar sash and to right, door, both with segmental heads.
Rear elevation has 2 glazing bar sashes of different sizes, and
above, 2 glazing bar sashes on each floor. To right, adjoining
boundary wall with ramped coping and toilet block, single storey,
2 bays, with to west, single unglazed opening and to south, door.
Adjoining store, brick with coped gables and wall, has to south,
door with timber lintel and to right, a small light. Interior
has central entrance hall with early C19 3 storey open well
staircase with landings, square newels, stick balusters, and
double scrolled ramped handrail. Several early C19 hob grates,
one with Adam style decoration. Mid C19 painted slate fireplace
with hob grate. Several C18 and C19 doors and fittings. Fixed
ladder from kitchen into rear addition.

Listing NGR: SK7647668731

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298055

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover