Dean Head Farmhouse
DEAN HEAD FARMHOUSE, DEAN HEAD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1151115
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Dean Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- DEAN HEAD FARMHOUSE, DEAN HEAD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1151115
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Dean Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEAN HEAD FARMHOUSE, DEAN HEAD LANE
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:
- DEAN HEAD FARMHOUSE, DEAN HEAD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Barnsley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Hunshelf
- National Grid Reference:
- SE2692100197
Details
SE20SE
7/52
14.9.82
HUNSHELF
DEAN HEAD LANE
(east side),
Hunshelf
Dean Head Farmhouse
GV
II
Farmhouse. Cross-wing is late medieval in origin the rest late C17; C19 addition
to right and C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed rubble, stone slate roof. L-shape
plan. Two storeys, 2-room cross-wing, 2-room house-body. The cross-wing .
projects to left. The house-body has 2 later entrances to the left and a later
casement to the right above which is a former 3-light double-chamfered window
(mullions removed). Brick stacks, one to right end of house-body. Rear: various
C19 and C20 casements. A small square, chamfered fire window survives to the
house-body. The left return (of the cross-wing) has been rebuilt in the Cl9 and
C20 and has casement windows.
Interior: a single truss surviving in the centre of the cross-wing has a jowelled
post on right side with chamfered curved brace to tie-beam. Re-used purlins.
A girding beam runs along the right wall of the cross-wing at lst-floor height.
The house-body roof is divided into 3 unequal bays by open trusses incorporating
re-used cruck timbers.
P. F. Ryder, Report for South Yorkshire Archaeological Unit, 8th January 1982.
Listing NGR: SE2692100197
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 333832
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
South Yorkshire Archaeological Unit Report in 8 January, (1982)
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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