Schoose Farmhouse and Adjoining Barns
SCHOOSE FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARNS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1144489
- Date first listed:
- 13-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Schoose Farmhouse and Adjoining Barns
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOSE FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARNS
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- Date:
- 2002-11-18
- Reference:
- IOE01/09402/25
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1144489
- Date first listed:
- 13-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Schoose Farmhouse and Adjoining Barns
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOSE FARMHOUSE 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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOSE FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARNS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Workington
- National Grid Reference:
- NY0144328008
Details
WORKINGTON
566/6/71 SCHOOSE
13-DEC-85 Schoose Farmhouse and adjoining barns
GV II*
Farmhouse and barns, formerly stable block housing both farm and colliery horses. Circa 1800 for John Christian Curwen. Farmhouse has roughcast walls, under C20 tile roof with roughcast chimney stacks. Barns of calciferous sandstone and cobble rubble, partly under graduated greenslate roof,with remainder under corrugated asbestos. 2 storeys, 3 bays with barns adjoining forming overall U-shape. Farmhouse has C20 door and sash windows in painted stone surrounds. Rear C20 windows in painted stone surrounds. Attached barn has central blocked segmental archway and flanking blocked doorways, under loft doorways in quoined surrounds. Upper-floor slit vents have red brick surrounds. L-shaped, 2 storey right return with upper-floor slit vents, partially roughcast and inserted door in gable. Outer face also with inserted entrance, loft doorways, ground and first floor window openings in plain stone surrounds. Remains of external stone stair to right leading to first floor loading doors. Forms part of a model farm.
Sources:
Plan of Schoose Farm from a survey by L Cash, 1807 (Helen Thompson Museum Workington).
Wade-Martins, S. 2002 The English Model Farm: Building the agricultural Ideal, 1700-1914. English Heritage
Listing NGR: NY0144328008
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 72296
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 9 Cumbria,
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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