West House and Cottage
WEST HOUSE AND COTTAGE, SCARHOUSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318617
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- West House and Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WEST HOUSE AND COTTAGE, SCARHOUSE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318617
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- West House and Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST HOUSE AND COTTAGE, SCARHOUSE 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:
- WEST HOUSE AND COTTAGE, SCARHOUSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Arkengarthdale
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 00183 03182
Details
ARKENGARTHDALE SCARHOUSE LANE NZ oo sw (east side) 10/7 West House and Cottage
GV II Farmhouse and cottage under 1 roof. C18 and early C19, perhaps 2 builds. Roughly dressed coursed sandstone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3-bay house, and 2-bay cottage to right, 2 rooms in depth. House: central doorway with part-glazed door in plain ashlar surround, sundial above in blocked window opening with plain ashlar surround, 16-pane sashes with glazing bars. Ground floor windows to bays 1 and 3 have plain ashlar surrounds, first floor windows have ashlar lintels and sills. Cottage: 2 first floor windows, 1 central ground floor window, all as house first floor windows. Shaped kneelers, ashlar copings, 2 end and 2 ridge stacks. Cottage has gable entry. Occupied first half C19 by Joseph Alderson, agent to the lords of the manor of Arkengarthdale (tombstone in St Mary's churchyard).
Listing NGR: NZ0018303182
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321944
- 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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