Howbeck Farmhouse and Howbeck Cottage and Adjoining Barns

HOWBECK FARMHOUSE AND HOWBECK COTTAGE AND ADJOINING BARNS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138204
Date first listed:
03-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Howbeck Farmhouse and Howbeck Cottage and Adjoining Barns
Statutory Address:
HOWBECK FARMHOUSE AND HOWBECK COTTAGE AND ADJOINING BARNS

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138204
Date first listed:
03-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Howbeck Farmhouse and Howbeck Cottage and Adjoining Barns
Statutory Address 1:
HOWBECK FARMHOUSE AND HOWBECK COTTAGE AND ADJOINING BARNS

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HOWBECK FARMHOUSE AND HOWBECK COTTAGE AND ADJOINING BARNS

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

District:
Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Caldbeck
National Park:
Lake District
National Grid Reference:
NY3457338470

Details

NY 33 NW CALDBECK Howbeck

13/101 Howbeck Farmhouse and
Howbeck Cottage and
adjoining barns

II

Farmhouse and house with adjoining barns. Dated on internal lintel R.I.P. 1710
(Robert Priestman) with extensive early C19 alterations. Painted incised stucco
over mixed rubble. Graduated greenslate roof with C19 yellow brick chimney
stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays with Howbeck Cottage to left of 2 bays under common
roof; lower barn to left and lower right-angled barn to right. Howbeck
Farmhouse has right top-glazed panelled door and sash windows in painted stone
surrounds. Upper floor 3-light stone-mullioned window to left and similar
window below with mullions removed. Barn to right has rubble walls under
graduated greenslate roof. Plank door and loft door above. External stone
steps to further loft door to right. Howbeck Cottage has plank door and
casement windows, one sash window with glazing bars, all in painted stone
surrounds. Barn to left has large plank cart entrance. Panelled door to left
and small casement window above all in stone surrounds. Common rear wall to
both houses has panelled doors, one in chamfered stone surround. Sash windows
and 2 staircase windows with intersecting glazing bars, in round arches with
false keystones, all in painted stone surrounds. Interior of Howbeck Farmhouse
has heck partition and firebeam. Entrance to rear study has stone architrave
with dated lintel.


Listing NGR: NY3457338470

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
72409
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

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

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