Little Town
LITTLE TOWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383903
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Little Town
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE TOWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383903
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Little Town
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE TOWN
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:
- LITTLE TOWN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dent
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 74716 86460
Details
DENT
SD78NW DENTDALE
162-1/11/104 (South side)
14/06/84 Little Town
II
Farmhouse, now second home. Probably late C17 or early C18,
altered in C19 and C20 (with small additions). Coursed
sandstone rubble, painted white, stone slate roof.
Single-depth 2-unit plan on north-south axis facing west, with
a gabled wing to the rear of the 2nd overlapping the 1st.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 4 windows. The ground floor has a
plain square-headed doorway offset left, a square 4-pane sash
to the left with margin panes and 2 similar but slightly
smaller windows to the right; and the upper floor has 4
similar windows. Prominent wooden gutter brackets. Corbelled
and stepped chimneys at both gables. (Late C20 glazed
conservatory added to south end). The rear wing has a
chamfered 2-light mullioned window at ground floor of the
south side lacking the mullion; its rear wall has a similar
window offset left at 1st floor, and 2 staggered 1-light
stair-windows to the right. (Recent small addition in north
angle of wing.)
INTERIOR: stone partition wall to right of doorway; former
housepart to left (now with inserted partition) has 2 axial
beams, parlour to right has one lateral beam; dog-legged
staircase off rear corner of housepart. Otherwise altered.
Listing NGR: SD7471686460
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484335
- 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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