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SD 67 SE
9/17

THORNTON IN LONSDALE
THORNTON LANE (east side)
Thornton Hall

20.2.58

GV
II
Farmhouse. Late C17 with C19 and C20 alterations. Limewashed rubble, limewashed stone dressings, stone slate roof. Two storeys, three bays. Entrance left of centre in C20 gabled porch has moulded surround, four panel door, upper two glazed. Left-hand ground and upper floor windows have plain C19 surrounds, six pane sashes. Large ground floor window right of entrance has moulded surround, six pane sashes and was probably wider as hoodmould continues to left, and sill has been lowered. Right-hand ground floor double chamfered window, probably originally two-lights with mullion now missing, hoodmould. Remaining upper floor windows, right of centre double chamfered former two-light, mullion now missing, six pane sashes, right-hand stepped three-light double chamfered mullioned, outer fixed lights, inner four pane sashes. Hoodmould has massive stops - foliate to left, grotesque to right. Gable end stacks, that to right projects. Main outbuilding to right is round-arched fireplace with joggled voussoirs inscribed 1669 IB TB.

Listing NGR: SD6902074228

External Links

• Wikidata Q26544692

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)