Moons Town Head Farmhouse
MOONS TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE, COVE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1166469
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Moons Town Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MOONS TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE, COVE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1166469
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Moons Town Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOONS TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE, COVE ROAD
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:
- MOONS TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE, COVE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Malham
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 89914 63215
Details
MALHAM COVE ROAD SD 86 SE (east side) 6/16 20.2.58 Moons Town Head Farmhouse GV II Farmhouse and former stable with hay loft over, now part of house. Early C17. Limewashed rubble, stone dressings, slate roof to house with stone coping to right hand gable and former left hand gable, stone slate roof to former stables. House: 2 storeys 4 bays, scattered fenestration. Entrance to left of centre has chamfered surround, and chamfered basket arched lintel; stone slate gabled hood. Left hand 3-light double chamfered window with cavetto mullions and hood- mould. Similar window at lower level to right but with chamfered mullions and without a hoodmould. Traces of a blocked segmental headed window can be seen between this and a C19 window with a plain surround at the extreme right. Left- hand window on upper floor is C18, 2 lights with plain surround and recessed flat-faced mullion. Centre left and right hand windows are former 2-light double chamfered windows with mullions now gone. Centre right window is C19, one light with plain surround. All windows have C19 casements or sashes. Right hand gable end stone ridge stack and similar ridge stack to right of centre. Interior: chamfered beams with stepped stops in room to right of entrance. Former stables: 2 storeys 2 bays. Ground floor C20 3-light window in C17 style. Pitching hole to upper floor loft with 2-light recessed flat faced mullioned window with plain surround to right. Stone stack at junction with house. Entrance in left-hand return.
Listing NGR: SD8991463215
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 324259
- 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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