BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1137635
Date first listed:: 21-Nov-1952
List Entry Name:: BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN
Statutory Address:: BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1137635
Date first listed:: 21-Nov-1952
List Entry Name:: BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN
Statutory Address 1:: BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BORROWDALE HEAD FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Selside and Fawcett Forest
National Park:: LAKE DISTRICT
National Grid Reference:: NY 54388 04116

Details

NY 50 SW FAWCETT FOREST BORROWDALE

3/52 Borrowdale Head 21.11.52 Farmhouse and attached barn

G.V. II

Farmhouse and bank barn. Probably C17 with later outshut. Stone rubble, front of house painted, and slate roof. East elevation of 2 storeys and 2 bays, barn to north. Ground floor windows are sashed with glazing bars and horns; 1st floor has pivoted casements, that to 1st bay paired. Gabled porch has return entrance. Gable-end stacks and cross-axial stack. Barn has 5 small openings and blocked entrance, with winnowing door above. North return has pivoted door to cow house entrance. West elevation has outshut under catslide roof and large squat stack to left return, which has C20 lean-to outhouse. Barn door up ramp has roof raised above eaves. Lower level entrance. Interior of house not inspected, said to have mid C18 fireplace and cupboard, early C18 stair; originally had plaster panel of rose tree, possibly now covered up.

Listing NGR: NY5438804116

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Legacy System number:: 75631
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.