Description

NY 23 SW BASSENTHWAITE HIGH SIDE

4/25 High Side Farmhouse
and adjoining barn
3.3.67
(formerly listed as
Spout Close)

II

Farmhouse and barn. Dated and inscribed over entrance R. & E.G. 1668 (Robert &
Elizabeth Gregg) with C19 alterations. Painted roughcast walls, under graduated
greenslate roof with brick chimney stacks. Barn of mixed rubble walls with
flush quoins. 2 storeys, 3 bays with barn to right under common roof. C20
plank door in doorcase of engaged columns with carved diamond capitals and
inscribed lintel under cornice. Sash windows in C19 painted stone surrounds,
those flanking entrance with drip moulds. Barn has plank door in
alternate-block surround under Tudor lintel and similar doorway to extreme left
covered by a shippon. Further later doorway with loft doorway above and small
chamfered-surround openings. Interior of house has segmental stone-arched
inglenook, with panelled salt cupboard and spice cupboard recess. Cumbria
County Record Office have deeds for this property 1567-1717, D/Ken/5/2.

Listing NGR: NY2348130602

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26612603

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