Description

ASKHAM
NY 42 SE
7/5 Scales Farmhouse and
- attached farm buildings

- II
Farmhouse and outbuildings. Lintel inscribed "Thos & Ann Dufton 1763". Later
additions. Stone rubble, the house painted, slate roof. South elevation of
2 storeys and 2 bays. Bank barn to right. Outbuilding forms projecting wing to
left, projecting to rear. House has sashed windows with glazing bars and stone
surrounds; central entrance with 6-fielded-panel door. Barn has 4 cow house
doors, 1st and 3rd now windows, and winnowing doors. Gable-end and cross-axial
stack. Wing has large inserted sliding door. Rear of house has continuous
outshut under catslide roof has window with flat-faced mullion and transom, and
entrance. Barn has entrance in cheeks. Wing has cross-axial stack. Interior,
not inspected, said to have stone stair and fireplace with cornice (RCHM notes).

Listing NGR: NY4872920127

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438404

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)