Description

SD 91 NE LITTLEBOROUGH BLACKSTONE EDGE SD 959180

2/3 Barrat Farmhouse - and adjoining barn

- II Laithe-house. Early C19. Hammer-dressed watershot stone with graduated stone slate roof. l-bay double-depth house with large barn adjoining to left.The house is deeper than the barn, projecting at the front and with the gable being its principal elevation, an unusual form for a laith-house to take. A C20 porch has been added within the angle. The original entrance (now a window) is in the gable end which has two 2-light flat-faced mullion windows and 2 windows with square-cut surrounds. 2 windows to rear, one of which is blocked, and a later window. Ridge chimney stack. The barn has a symmetrical elevation dominated by a basket- arched cart entry with impost blocks. On either side is a door with square-cut stone surround and a small adjoining window and above is an arched light with impost blocks, keystone and a lintel inscribed 18?9. Later lean-to addition against left gable and rear of barn.

Listing NGR: SD9589118018

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability