Description

SD 51 SE ADLINGTON THE COMMON

8/3 Crawshaw Hall - - II

Farmhouse, C16 or earlier with wing of 1906, now house. The listable element, which appears to be the remaining west wing of a formerly larger house, is of sandstone rubble with large stone quoins, roof of stone slates at the back, slate at the front, and has an external chimney stack to the front wall. Three bays and 2 storeys (1st bay obscured by 1906 wing); entrance in 2nd bay, the opening reduced, above it at 1st floor a small single-light window with chamfered jambs; 3rd bay has only a large irregularly stepped chimney stack (continued above the eaves with modern brick chimney). Left gable has ground floor 2-light stone mullion window lacking mullion. Rear wall has vertical joints to 2nd bay over which is timber wall plate with one mortice visible; left of left joint line is low blocked doorway and at left and right ends of 1st floor are blocked single-light windows. Other openings are of less interest. Interior: exceptionally thick stone walls; uniform and unbroken series of 7 large stop-chamfered beams, the first and last abutting the gable walls; one timber framed partition wall, fine roof timbers including cambered tie beams with raking struts, and windbracing.

Listing NGR: SD5915511544

External Links

• Wikidata Q26328379

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Recommended Books

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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)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record