How Hill farmhouse and barn

How Hill, Hutton Roof, Penrith, Penrith, CA11 0XY

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Overview

Farmhouse, at least C18, and earlier barn. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454265
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: How Hill farmhouse and barn
Statutory Address:: How Hill, Hutton Roof, Penrith, Penrith, CA11 0XY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454265
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: How Hill farmhouse and barn
Statutory Address 1:: How Hill, Hutton Roof, Penrith, Penrith, CA11 0XY

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: How Hill, Hutton Roof, Penrith, Penrith, CA11 0XY

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

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Castle Sowerby
National Grid Reference:: NY3915835948

Summary

Farmhouse, at least C18, and earlier barn.

Reasons for Designation

This farmhouse of at least C18 date and the earlier cruck-framed barn are listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:

* Given their early dates they fall within the time period when there is a presumption in favour of listing for their rarity; * For the degree of survival of both structures, which retain their integrity and demonstrate their forms and functions; * For their contribution to regional diversity and character in the national context; * For the survival of a cruck-framed roof structure which contributes to our knowledge and understanding of historic carpentry.

History

The character and nature of this farmhouse suggests that it dates from at least the C18 and is probably earlier. The cruck barn is considered to be an earlier building.

Details

Farmhouse, at least C18, and earlier barn.

MATERIALS: rubble stone with stone dressings and slate roofs.

PLAN: L-shaped farm range forming the north east corner of a later courtyard farmstead. The farmhouse is oriented north-west to south-east, and the barn attached to the north-west gable is oriented north-east to south-west.

EXTERIOR: the three-bay, two- storey farmhouse is constructed of thick, un-coursed rubble stone with large quoins, beneath a shallow-pitched roof of slate. There are truncated end stacks and three roof lights. The right bay has an off-centre entrance with prominent, chamfered quoins and a worn stone threshold, flanked to the right by a square window opening with stone surround, fitted with wide wooden, horizontal boards. The central bay has a similar window set high up and functioning as a stair window. This has the partial remains of a small timber window frame retaining some glass panes. The left bay has a similar square window at ground floor level. A pair of narrow, rectangular window openings in the right and left bays, are tucked immediately beneath the eaves lighting the loft, and both retain timber mullioned window frames.

Attached to the north west gable is a linking range with an undulating roof ridge suggestive of an early roof structure, from which projects a stone-built barn with an undulating, shallow-pitched roof of slate. The full-height barn entrance is situated at the south-west corner, and has slightly projecting wing walls and a pentice roof. A tall, centrally-placed entrance of early form, with a monolithic, chamfered lintel with alternating jambs (now blocked). A series of ventilation slits pierce the upper parts of the front and rear elevations. The barn has been extended to the north west at a later date in stone with prominent quoins.

INTERIOR: the ground floor of the farmhouse has a stone-flagged floor and there is a chimney breast against the south-east gable, incorporating a stone fireplace with a stone hob. Window openings have stone seats beneath. We understand that there is also a stone stair to the first floor loft. The latter has white plastered walls, and the timber roof structure comprises hand-hewn triangular trusses of waney form supporting double purlins.

Within the barn there is a full, timber cruck-framed roof structure; photographs indicate the presence of various components including a saddle piece, purlins, collars and wind braces.

Sources

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Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.