Description

SE 11 SE MARSH HALL LANE
Thurstonland
5/70
Blake House
23rd June 1965

G.V. II

Large farmhouse. Mid C17 with C19 alterations. Deeply coursed
hammer dressed stone. Stone slate roof with gable copings on moulded
kneelers. Two storeys. Double gabled west side with long range
to right. Single, projecting gable to east, which has C19 windows.
The west gables have double chamfered windows: one 4-light to each
floor with C19 doorway, to right gable. One 5-light window with
hood mould to 1st floor of left gable, a large later 2-light window
to ground floor and a staircase cross-window. The range to right
has C19 openings to both elevations including one 6-light and one
8-light window (the latter with 3 blocked lights), to east elevation
1st floor. This range contains some timber framing and posts. The
main parlour in the gabled part of the house has an excellent ceiling
with 2 main beams and 3 secondary beams, joists and secondary joists all
stop-chamfered.

H. J. Moorhouse, The History of Kirkburton & the Graveship of Holme, 1861.

Listing NGR: SE1672211286

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26479195

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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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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)