Description

SD 7052-7152 SLAIDBURN TOWN END (NORTH SIDE)

17/103 Rock House and barn adjoining
16.11.1954 to west
(Formerly listed as Rock House,and Barn
GV II between Rock House and Ivy
Cottage)

House, early C19th. Scored render with sandstone dressings and slate
roof. Symmetrical composition of 2 storeys with attics and 3 bays. The
windows are 6-pane sashes with plain stone surrounds. The attic has a
central timber dormer. The door has a plain stone surround and a wooden
portico with pediment, 2 Tuscan columns and 2 attached columns. Moulded
cornice gutter and end stacks. The barn adjoining to the left and partly
used as an extension to the house is dated 'GP AD 1707' on a plaque over
the main entrance. It is of rubble with a slate roof. The wide entrance
is chamfered with a segmental head. To its right is a 6-pane sash with
plain stone surround. At the far left is a door with a chamfered surround
of punched stone, with a window with plain stone surround to its right.
The gutter brackets are of shaped stone and there is a chimney to the
right of the main entrance.

Listing NGR: SD7101252498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26457363

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