Harby Brow Tower, Adjoining Farmhouse and Barn
HARBY BROW TOWER, ADJOINING FARMHOUSE AND BARN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1327215
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Harby Brow Tower, Adjoining Farmhouse and Barn
- Statutory Address:
- HARBY BROW TOWER, ADJOINING FARMHOUSE AND BARN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1327215
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Harby Brow Tower, Adjoining Farmhouse and Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARBY BROW TOWER, ADJOINING FARMHOUSE 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.
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:
- HARBY BROW TOWER, ADJOINING FARMHOUSE AND BARN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Allhallows
- National Grid Reference:
- NY1923841504
Details
NY 14 SE ALLHALLOWS
5/2 Harby Brow Tower,
adjoining farmhouse
and barn
11.4.67
I
Tower house, farmhouse and adjoining barn. C15 for Alexander Highmoor, early
C19 farmhouse, replacing hall range dated by inscription retained inside THYS
HOUSE WAS BUILDED IN THE FOURH YERE OF THE RYNE OF KYNG EDWARDE THE SEX WHAN A
BOUSCHEL OF WETE WAS AT viis, A BOUSCHEL OF BERE A NOWBEL, MAULT iiiis ST(ONE)
MORE, with porch inscribed THE BLESSING OF THE LORD IT MAKETH RICH G.A.M.
(George Moore) THIS PORCH WAS BUILT AD 1876. Tower of large blocks of mixed red
and yellow sandstone, with battlemented parapet and flush red sandstone quoins,
on large plinth stones. Farmhouse and barn of coursed red sandstone rubble
under graduated greenslate roof with rendered chimney stacks. 4-storey tower,
adjoining farmhouse to left 2 storeys, 3 bays with barn continuing to left under
common roof. West wall of tower, nearest to farmhouse, has hollow-chamfered
doorway which originally gave access into the lower chamber, but is now
internally blocked and only gives access to newel staircase. 2 periods of roof
creases show height of original hall range. South wall has central
chamfered-surround openings, that on second floor blocked, with flanking slit
vents, those to left for staircase, those to right for garderobes. East wall
has 2-light stone-mullioned windows with cusped heads. North wall has
hollow-chamfered doorway and 2-light windows (similar) to east wall but these
are C19 replacements. Projecting west and east carved-head water spouts below
parapets. Inner ground floor stone tunnel-vault. Newel staircase for full
height up to parapet walk. Garderobes have original stone seats and hand
sinks. Blocked first floor doorway into former hall range. C15 stone
fireplaces on 2 levels. Roof and floors gone but corbel stones still in place.
Farmhouse has stone-porch, with coped gable and ball finial, and
chamfered-surround side door. Sash windows in painted stone surrounds. Rear
extension has reused lintel inscribed F.H. 1594. Barn has plank doors and
sliding loft door with flanking slit vents. See J.F. Curwen, Castles & Towers
of Cumberland & Westmorland, 1913, pp370-2. Further adjoining barns are not of
interest. Scheduled A.M.
Listing NGR: NY1923841504
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 72307
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Curwen, J F, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland and Westmorland, (1913), 370-372
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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