Town Head Farmhouse
TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1167088
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Town Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1167088
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Town Head Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE
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:
- TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Clapham cum Newby
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 72934 70064
Details
CLAPHAM-CUM-NEWBY NEWBY SD 77 SW 3/8 Town Head Farmhouse 20.2.58 GV II Farmhouse. Dated 1720 with C17 origins and C20 alterations. Coursed rubble, stone dressings, slate roof. 3 storeys, 4 bays. Left-hand entrance has plain surround; C20 door. All windows have C20 casements. Second bay contains projecting 2-storey gabled porch. Central entrance has moulded surround and segmental headed lintel with initials R I A and date 1720; hoodmould. Upper floor of porch contains late C17 3-light chamfered window with hoodmould. Above is triangular arrangement of pigeon holes separated by horizontal slates, all now blocked and partly hidden by slate sundial dated 1740 with iron gnomon. To right are two C17 ground floor chamfered windows of 4 and 2-lights respectively. The original chamfered mullions were replaced by C18 flat-faced mullions; hoodmoulds. On first floor are 3 early C18 two-light flat faced mullioned windows with moulded surrounds and on second floor are 3 similar but smaller windows, with chamfered surrounds. Quoins. Shaped kneelers. Gable end and 2 ridge stacks. Interior not accessible.
Listing NGR: SD7293470064
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 324170
- 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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