Airyholme Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding to South East

AIRYHOLME FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO SOUTH EAST

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1188944
Date first listed:
08-May-1989
List Entry Name:
Airyholme Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding to South East
Statutory Address:
AIRYHOLME FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO SOUTH EAST

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1188944
Date first listed:
08-May-1989
List Entry Name:
Airyholme Farmhouse and Attached Outbuilding to South East
Statutory Address 1:
AIRYHOLME FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO SOUTH EAST

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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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
AIRYHOLME FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO SOUTH EAST

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Great Ayton
National Park:
North York Moors
National Grid Reference:
NZ 57903 11606

Details

GREAT AYTON - NZ 51 SE 2/122 Airyholme Farmhouse and attached outbuilding to south east GV II Farmhouse. Later C18, the lower part a restoration of early C18 farmhouse. Coursed herringbone-tooled sandstone, coarser in the outbuilding. Welsh slate roof with tiled ridge, stone stacks, copings and kneelers; pantiles on outbuild- ing. Linear plan. Main south-west front in 2 parts. Taller 2-storey, 3-bay left part has central boarded door with overlight and inner paterae frieze. 12-pane sash windows. End chimneys. Lower right part, (the refronted earlier house) 2 storeys, 2 windows. Half-glazed door at right. 3 replaced sash windows with glazing bars and a large modern casement at left. Ridge stack. Lower outbuilding at right probably early C18. Stable door at left, otherwise blank. Moulded eaves; gable copings and square kneelers. Rear of main house shows round-arched stair window and two 12-pane sashes. Ground floor windows altered and porch added. Historical note: Airyholme Farm was the boyhood home of Captain James Cook of the 'Endeavour'.

Listing NGR: NZ5790311606

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
332956
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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