Description

NY 5023
NY 5123
16/24

ASKHAM,
Askham Gate and barn adjoining

6.2.68

GV

II

Farmhouse and barn. Late C18 incorporating a doorway from an earlier house.
Painted incised stucco with V-jointed quoins on chamfered plinth. Graduated
green slate roof with banded red sandstone chimney-stacks. Barn of mixed sandstone and limestone rubble under Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays with left
rear right-angle 2-storey, single-bay extension; right 2-storey L-shaped barn.
Top glazed panelled door up steps in painted stone surround. Sash windows with
glazing bars in painted stone surrounds. Extension has panelled door in rusticated surround with keyed lintel. Double sash windows in painted stone
surrounds. Right of house and linking it with barn is a short wall with C17
chamfered doorway the lintel inscribed I&EL 1683. Barn has plank doors in stone
surrounds and C20 casement windows. Central loft doorway. Left return wall has
segmental-arched cart entrance.

Listing NGR: NY5130923631

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26414057

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)