Description

BARROW IN FURNESS

SD26NW RAMPSIDE
708-1/6/109 (North side)
06/05/76 Bow Windows Farmhouse and attached
farmbuildings

GV II

Farmhouse and attached farm buildings. House dated 'THE 1654',
extended C18 altered C19; farm buildings probably mid C18.
Stucco and roughcast over stone; the farm buildings of exposed
rubble, partly whitewashed; graduated slate roofs.
House: 2 storeys, 3:2 windows to 1st floor, 3/4 outshut to
rear. Farmbuildings in U-shaped group: barn/cow house of 2
storeys and 8 bays across north end of yard, 1-storey wings
project to south, that on west side forms link to house.
House: roadside gable remodelled as entrance front: doorway to
left with chamfered, quoined surround; 2-light chamfered
mullion window above has reused lintel bearing the date
'1654'. Raised quoins to right of broad, 2-storey, canted
bay-window of 1:2:1 lights having projecting sills and ashlar
surrounds to C20 casements; hipped roof. Brick corner stack to
right of coped gable; left corner parapet raised over outshut
roofline. Right return: original house front now has 3 tall
casements to each floor; addition on right with 2 casements
and door beneath two 6-pane sashes. Shaped kneeler and gable
copings on right; 2 ridge stacks.
Farm buildings: barn/cow house has catslide roof projection
over central pigeon loft; recess to left with door to each
floor within, also a cow house door with arched wooden frame;
to right of pigeon loft the roof forms a canopy over waggon
passageway. 1-storey link to house has 2 doors, casement and
garage doors beneath monoclinal roof. Opposite wing with 3
boarded doors and 2 windows set beneath the eaves.
INTERIOR of house not inspected. Barn has principal-rafter
trusses.

Listing NGR: SD2398666226

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513303

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