Description

NX 91 SE ST BEES MAIN STREET (West
side) St Bees

12/87 No 102, (Fairladies
Farmhouse) &
adjoining barn

G.V. II


Cottage and house, now single dwelling, with adjoining barn; datable to late C18
by coat of arms, but may have earlier core. Later additions and alterations.
Arms, carved in relief on panel in frame (over position of former door to
original house), of James Spedding and wife Elizabeth Harrington (married
1779). House pebble-dashed rubble; barn coursed, squared rubble with quoins and
eaves moulding. Graduated slate roofs; house has rendered mid and end chimneys,
barn has stone copings and kneelers to south end. 2-storey house, 6 bays
overall. Part-glazed door (originally to cottage) under gabled porch has
16-pane sash to either side. Narrow C19 window with hoodmould and label
replaced door to original house; late C18 window architrave to right. 4 sashes
with glazing bars above; lower bay added to north end has single 16-pane sash to
each floor. Lower barn adjoining south end has added porch to wagon door; hay
loft door up steps on left.

Listing NGR: NX9710011536

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26378210

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)