Lower Stone Head
LOWER STONE HEAD, STONEHEAD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1157771
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Stone Head
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER STONE HEAD, STONEHEAD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1157771
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Stone Head
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER STONE HEAD, STONEHEAD 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:
- LOWER STONE HEAD, STONEHEAD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cowling
- National Grid Reference:
- SD9502143199
Details
SD 94 SE
5/63
10.9.54
COWLING
STONEHEAD LANE
Lower Stone Head
GV
II
House, formerly farmhouse, apparently C17 but of several builds. Rubble and watershot
dressed stone with stone slate roof. Two storeys. Two-cell end-lobby-entry house
with 2-storey porch at left hand end. The porch, which is of ashlar, is gabled with
coping and kneelers and has a single cusped light to ground floor and paired
round-headed lights above. The doorway has Tudor arch and moulded surround. The
front has been raised; double chamfered mullion windows of 6 lights (with king
mullion) and 4 lights, each with interrupted hoodmoulds, to ground floor; square
mullioned windows of 4 and 4 lights above (the latter lacking one mullion). There is
a plain C19 doorway at right and traces of an early doorway under the right hand
window. One chimney to left hand gable, where now abuts a C19 cottage, not included
in the item. Barn adjoining to right hand side (being converted to a house, 1983) is
also excluded.
Above the upper window of the porch is the inscription "WILLIAM PICKELLS 16- which
links this building with Stone Head (qv). (N.Y.C.V.B.S.G.) under Pickells Farm).
Listing NGR: SD9502143199
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 323589
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report in North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report, ()
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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