High House
HIGH HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1383968
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1954
- List Entry Name:
- High House
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH HOUSE
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- Date:
- 2007-09-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/16902/03
- Rights:
- © Dr Andrew White. Source: Historic England Archive
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1383968
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1954
- List Entry Name:
- High House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH HOUSE
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:
- HIGH HOUSE
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 69261 86858
Details
DENT
SD68NE GAWTHROP
162-1/10/168 High House
16/03/54
II*
Farmhouse. Dated 1687 on window at 1st floor; slightly
altered. Coursed sandstone rubble with quoins (porch and rear
wall white-washed), stone slate roof. Single-depth 3-unit plan
on north-south axis facing east.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 6 windows (grouped 4:2). Between the
1st and 2nd windows is a large single-storey gabled porch with
a shallow segmental-headed outer doorway and a double-layered
inner door with pegs all over it and strap hinges. Both floors
have mullioned windows with chamfered surrounds and mullions,
and small round-headed 1-light windows; all those at ground
floor with stone slate hoodmoulds (those of 3 and 1 lights
linked): to the left of the porch a 2-light window on each
floor; to the right 3, 1, 3 (left light blocked) and 1 light
at ground floor and 1, 2, 1, 2 and 1 light above. The second
1-light window at 1st floor has lettering on the head; "C.G.
AD 1687". Square chimney on the ridge slightly to the right of
the 4th window, gable chimneys at both ends. The rear has a
small lean-to porch at the north end, 3 small inserted windows
at ground floor and a narrow 4-pane fixed window in the centre
of the 4-window portion.
INTERIOR: housepart in centre bay has 2 lateral beams, one of
which was formerly a smokehood bressumer.
HISTORICAL NOTE: mid C17 home of Capstick family (c.f.
inscription on fireplace at Blake Rigg) who were Quakers;
house was used as Quaker meeting house.
Listing NGR: SD6926186858
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484400
- 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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