Towecett House With Adjoining Cottage and Barn

TOWECETT HOUSE WITH ADJOINING COTTAGE AND BARN

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326733
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
Towecett House With Adjoining Cottage and Barn
Statutory Address:
TOWECETT HOUSE WITH ADJOINING COTTAGE AND BARN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326733
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
Towecett House With Adjoining Cottage and Barn
Statutory Address 1:
TOWECETT HOUSE WITH ADJOINING COTTAGE AND BARN

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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
TOWECETT HOUSE WITH ADJOINING COTTAGE AND BARN

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

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Newby
National Grid Reference:
NY 57374 18543

Details

NEWBY NY 51 NE

4/56 Towcett House with adjoining cottage 6.2.68 and barn

II

House extended into cottage and barn. 1848 date, with Gothic letter initials M.B., on shield to underside of porch roof; cottage and barn possibly earlier. House incised stucco with rusticated quoins, cottage pebble-dashed, barn slobbered rubble. Graduated slate roofs. 2 storeys, cottage and barn adjoining to right, lower than house. 10 bays (3:2:5) overall. Symmetrical 3-bay house: Central Tuscan porch in antis with panelled door in architrave; 16-pane sash to either side and 3 above. 2-bay cottage set back: Part-blocked door, with inserted window to left, casement to right and 2 Yorkshire sashes above; extended one bay into barn with part-glazed door and sash above. Remainder of barn has segment-headed wagon door and blocked door to left; sash to each floor between. House and cottage have stone copings and kneelers to roofs with brick end chimneys.

Listing NGR: NY5737418543

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
74075
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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