Description

NY 21 SE BORROWDALE ROSTHWAITE

20/51 Yew Tree Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with C18 and C19 additions. Whitewashed slate rubble
walls, under graduated greenslate roof with rebuilt roughcast chimney stacks.
Extensions have painted roughcast walls. 2 storeys, 3 bays with single-bay C19
extension to left under common roof and rear 2-bay C18 extension, forming
overall T-shape. C20 door within recessed porch, the original C17 studded oak
door fastened to the side wall of the porch. C20 ground-floor leaded-paned
windows and smaller firewindow to left; fixed-pane casement windows above, all
windows under wooden lintels in original plain reveals. C19 extension has C20
casement windows. Rear extension has casement windows with glazing bars and
small ground-floor firewindow to left. Interior has C17 stone chimney breast
supported by firebeam on corbels. Panelled C18 doors.

Listing NGR: NY2571014787

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401726

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Recommended Books

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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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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas