Description

CATON-WITH-LITTLEDALE BALL LANE
SD 56 SW

5/20 Ash House
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- II

House, 1683, altered C18th. Slobbered rubble with stone slate roof. 2
storeys with attic, 3 bays. Windows sashed with glazing bars and plain stone
surrounds. Door, in. central bay, has moulded jambs, now cut back, and a
shaped lintel with date '1683' and defaced initials. Traces of blocked
mullioned windows are visible in the stonework. Left-hand gable coping. End
chimneys, the left-hand one having a cap with weathered offsets, the
right-hand one having a round cap. At the rear is a wing having chamfered
window surrounds of C18th type in its west wall. Interior. Right-hand room
has pine panelling with raised and fielded panels and with fluted pilasters.
Left-hand room has 2 exposed chamfered main ceiling joists, one with pyramid
stops and one possibly once a firehood bressumer. The rear wing has an oak
dog-leg stair with closed string, turned balusters and ramped handrail. In
the rear room is a moulded shouldered fireplace.

Listing NGR: SD5318964904

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26457512

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)