Description

BARROW IN FURNESS

SD27SW STANK
708-1/4/248 (East side)
06/05/76 Stank Farmhouse and attached farm
buildings
(Formerly Listed as:
STANK
Stank Farmhouse and attached barn)

GV II

Farmhouse and attached farm buildings. C17 cruck-framed core
altered and extended C18 and C19. Mixed rubble and yellow
sandstone, graduated slate roofs. Elongated range of 4 builds
stepping up hillside. Upper end to left is of 2 storeys and
attic, 2 bays and deep plan; C17 part to right is 2 storeys, 3
bays with stair outshut to rear; converted single-bay
outbuilding to right then a 2-storey, 3-bay farm building with
partial outshut to rear. Upper end: later stone porch encloses
chamfered doorway; 6-pane sash on left and two 4-pane sashes
to 1st floor, all having projecting stone sills and plain
lintels; ashlar end stacks with plinths and bands. C17 range:
altered exterior has part-glazed door to right, another
doorway (now casement) and 4-pane sashes; paired gutter
blocks; ashlar end stack on right with plinth and band.
Adjacent outbuilding: casement below boarded doorway. Farm
building: central, quoined doorway to each floor; casement
under stone arch on left; altered window to right; slit vents
beneath eaves raised in red sandstone. Right return: blocked
doorway with voussoirs; vent holes. INTERIOR of C17 part:
beamed ceilings, spiral stair of solid oak treads. 1st floor:
splat-balusters to landing; oak floor boards and ledged oak
doors. One pair of cruck blades visible. A complex building
that deserves more detailed study.

Listing NGR: SD2339070463

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580884

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)