Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

MYD3614

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Description:  Farmhouse, now house. Probably C16th or early C17th but much altered and rebuilt, mostly in late C18th or earlier C19th; recently restored. Coursed sandstone rubble with large quoins, stone slate roof with some blue slate on the north slope of the main range. Modified L-plan, with the earliest range on a north-south axis now forming a wing to the east half of the present main range, which has an east-west axis and includes some of the earlier fabric but was mostly re-built or enlarged in the later C18th or early C19th; plus a short extension at the east end of this, which appears to incorporate masonry of the earlier build. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. There is no architectural "front": the approach is from the north, where the main range has a square-headed doorway next to the junction with the wing, a 1-light window to the right of this, a stone-slate drip-band over both these, a 2-light casement above, and a chimney at the west gable. The west side of the-wing has one restored sash window on each floor, and a blocked doorway to the right of that at ground floor, with a large monolith lintel; its north gable has a square fixed window in the blocked opening of another doorway to the right at ground floor, a stone slate drip-course and a wide stepped gable chimney. The east wall has old small masonry at ground floor of the south end of the present main range, containing a mullioned window now of 2 round-headed lights with the remains of 3rd light to the left, an inserted or restored 6-pane sash above this, and one square window on each floor to the right: a 6-pane sash at ground floor (in the blocked opening of another doorway) and above this a recently exposed and restored 6-light oak mullion-and-transom window with chamfered mullions and some surviving wooden saddle-bars. The lean-to extension, of 2 low storeys, has a doorway at ground floor and a square 16-pane fixed window above with one opening pane. The south facade, which is the "back" of the main range, has a narrow inserted doorway offset to the right (up a short flight of steps), a rectangular 12-pane stair-window offset left, and two restored 6-pane sashes on each floor. INTERIOR: present kitchen in south end of earlier range has high ceiling with large lateral beam slotted as if for a former partition, joists on the south side with small moulded decoration and those on the north side chamfered; and large C18th fireplace with corbelled lintel (recently raised). Room at north end of this range has part of a small brick bread-oven in the north gable wall, and a large late C18th built-in cupboard to the right. Late C18th dog-legged staircase with open string, square newels and 2 turned balusters per tread; small cellar under stairs. Forms group with Hebblethwaite Hall Cottage and attached barn to north. (1)

Country:  England

County:  Cumbria

District:  South Lakeland

Parish:  Sedbergh

Grid Reference:   SD692933

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 369249, 493303

Period:  1540 - 1633, 1767 - 1833, POST MEDIEVAL, EARLY C17, LATE C18, EARLY C19

Subject:  FARMHOUSE, FARMHOUSE

Intervention Type:  FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: MYD3614
[ADS] Associated Id: Monarch UID 44171
[ADS] Associated Id: National Monuments Record SD 69 SE 3
[ADS] Associated Id: Listed Building 162-1/6/293
[ADS] Import RCN: YDNPA13-MYD3614

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Bibliographic References: 

• Department for Culture Media and Sport (1999) 54th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest