Home Cottage and Barn Adjoining

HOME COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326848
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Home Cottage and Barn Adjoining
Statutory Address:
HOME COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326848
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Home Cottage and Barn Adjoining
Statutory Address 1:
HOME COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING

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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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:
HOME COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING

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

District:
Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lorton
National Park:
Lake District
National Grid Reference:
NY 15239 25930

Details

LORTON LOW LORTON NY 12 NE 10/148 Home Cottage and barn adjoining II Farmhouse, formerly the Home Farm for Lorton Hall, now private house,and former barns. Date of 1666 on previous list description is not now evident but alterations dated 1738 over rear doorway. Painted roughcast walls on projecting plinth stones, under graduated greenslate roof with central painted roughcast chimney stack (gable chimney projection but stack removed). Barn of painted slate rubble, raised in height, under graduated greenslate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays with right-angled right barn forming overall L-shape. C20 door in cement surround under C20 gabled hood. Sash windows with glazing bars, 3 in original chamfered surrounds, the remainder in enlarged painted stone surrounds. Barn has C20 plank garage door, left C20 door and right plank door in original plain slate opening. Interior has inglenook with heck partition and early C18 moulded stone fireplace. Beamed ceilings in all rooms. Staircase retains some of its C18 stone steps.

Listing NGR: NY1523925930

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Legacy System number:
72672
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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