Description

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SD 86 SW
4/1

GIGGLESWICK
Close House

GV
II

Farmhouse. Early C19 with C17 origins, and late C19 and early C20 alterations. Rendered, stone dressings, hipped slate roof. Central staircase plan. Two storeys three bays. Central entrance has engaged Tuscan columns, open pediment; four panel door and round-headed fanlight with intersecting tracery. Left-hand ground floor window has c1900 splayed surround; sashes with glazing bars. Right-hand ground floor early C20 bay window; casements. Three upper floor windows have plain surrounds, sashes with glazing bars. Eaves cornice. Right of centre ridge stack, left- and right-hand eaves stacks. Right-hand return is now Close House Cottage (q,v). At rear is C17 chamfered window with round-headed; leaded fixed light.

Wing projecting from left-hand return contains King post truss inscribed on the beam REF 1688. (Richard & Elizabeth Frankland).

Listing NGR: SD8008063340

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26424716

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)