Barn and Cottage Attached to West End of High Birks Farmhouse
BARN AND COTTAGE ATTACHED TO WEST END OF HIGH BIRKS FARMHOUSE, BIRKS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384076
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Cottage Attached to West End of High Birks Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AND COTTAGE ATTACHED TO WEST END OF HIGH BIRKS FARMHOUSE, BIRKS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384076
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Cottage Attached to West End of High Birks Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AND COTTAGE ATTACHED TO WEST END OF HIGH BIRKS FARMHOUSE, BIRKS LANE
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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:
- BARN AND COTTAGE ATTACHED TO WEST END OF HIGH BIRKS FARMHOUSE, BIRKS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sedbergh
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 65110 91454
Details
SEDBERGH
SD6591 BIRKS LANE
162-1/20/274 (North side)
14/06/84 Barn and cottage attached to west
end of High Birks Farmhouse
(Formerly Listed as:
BIRKS LANE
High Birks Farmhouse and Barn
attached to west)
GV II
Bank barn and cottage. Probably earlier C19, in one build;
altered. Mixed random rubble with quoins (the cottage
white-washed), stone slate roof on 2 levels. Linear plan on
east-west axis, the barn of 4 structural bays and the cottage
of one bay at its right-hand end, attached to west gable of
High Birks Farmhouse.
EXTERIOR: the barn is 2 very unequal storeys, with a low
shippon forming the ground floor to the front and the much
taller upper floor approached from higher ground to the rear.
It has 4 doorways to the shippon with a small window at the
right-hand end: at the left end, a doorway with a stone lintel
and a slate-course run out to the right, offset left of centre
another doorway with a stone lintel, and offset right of
centre a pair of doorways with rubble voussoirs, to the right
of which is a small square window with a stone lintel. Above
the 2nd doorway is a loading door. The rear has a wagon
doorway with a pair of C19 harr-hung doors. The interior has
original boskins in the shippon, and 3 C19 roof trusses in the
barn.
The attached cottage, 2 low storeys and one window, has a
doorway adjoining the junction with the barn, and one 6-pane
sashed window on each floor to the right.
INTERIOR not inspected. Forms group with High Birks Farmhouse
(qv).
Listing NGR: SD6511091454
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484508
- 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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