Description

SD 58 SW BEETHAM FARLETON

4/45 Bank barn approx. 20m
North of Farleton
12.2.62 House
(Formerly listed as
barn immediately
North of Farleton
House)

G.V. II

Bank barn with threshing floor over shippons. Probably C18 with early C19
additions to East and West and small extension to North. Central part mixed
rubble brought to courses; remainder roughly-squared coursed limestone with 3
levels of protruding through stones; graduated greenslate roof; stone ridge.
L-shaped plan with extension to North. South side has 10 doors, mostly boarded,
and one window to ground floor; most openings with roughly-cut monolithic
limestone lintels. 2 winnowing doors and loading door,all with segmental heads
and roughly cut voussoirs,above; blocked waggon door with segmental head with
voussoirs in extension at right-angles to west end. North side has 2 boarded
waggon doors with ramped approaches, scattered fenestration; all openings with
segmental-arched heads with stone voussoirs except Eastern waggon door which has
heavy timber lintel. Later off-centre gabled extension at right-angles has brick
dove-holes, flanked by small round-headed windows,with cut stone voussoirs,in
gable; hipped extension to west end. East gable has blocked round-headed
opening with keyed owl-hole above. Quoins, stone copings and kneelers and ball
finials to gables. Interior could not be inspected. Landscape value. Lean-to
extension to East of North side,with corrugated roof, not of interest.

Listing NGR: SD5348681017

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430970

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