Description

WORKINGTON

566/6/73 SCHOOSE
13-DEC-85 Granary East of Schoose Farmhouse

GV II*

Granary and dairy now used as farm store. Circa 1800 for John Christian Curwen.
Calciferous sandstone rubble with flush quoins, under hipped graduated
greenslate roof. 3 storeys, 9 bays. Right portion has ashlar steps to loft
doorways on 2 levels under hoist gablet. Ground-floor segmental-headed doorways
blocked to form windows. Upper-floor louvred windows in plain stone surrounds.
Left portion has enlarged C20 cart doorway and brick-blocked windows in plain
stone surrounds. Vaulted basement to ground floor former dairy. Single storey 1 bay cell to left, of rubble with large quoins, chimney and roof vents. Rear lean-to asbestos shed is not of interest. Forms part of a model farm and listed for G.V. with other farm buildings.
Sources:
Plan of Schoose Farm from a survey by L Cash, 1807 (Helen Thompson Museum Workington).
Wade-Martins, S. 2002 The English Model Farm: Building the agricultural Ideal, 1700-1914. English Heritage

Listing NGR: NY0150228002

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540727

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability