Description

SE31NE
3/44

WALTON
THE BALK (west side, off)
Barn and attached outbuildings at Rose Farmhouse

20.1.75

GV
II
Barn and attached outbuilding, now converted to form a single dwelling. Late
C18. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roofs. 2 storeys. At right angles
to Rose Farmhouse (q.v.) with which it forms 2 sides of a courtyard. Quoins.
Courtyard elevation has tall segmental-arched cart-entry with raised keystone,
now window. Doorway with monolithic jambs to right end. 3 square 1st-floor
windows with plain-stone surrounds. Attached to left end is lower building
with central doorway with monolithic jambs flanked by windows with 3 similar
to 1st floor, all with plain-stone surrounds. At junction with barn is 1st-floor
doorway approached up a flight of 13 stone steps. Hipped roof with central
lateral stack added c1975. Rear, now the entrance front, has similar cart-entry
and lst-floor windows and some added windows. C20 addition to 1st ground-floor
bay and added lean-to porch to 3rd bay. Outbuilding set back to left has 3
segmental-arched French windows and on 1st floor a central 2-light window flanked
by single-light windows.
Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SE3559616376

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599666

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