Hotbank Farmhouse
Description: Imposing double pile farmhouse, the two service rooms of which comprised the 18th century farmhouse. Two new parlours were added to the front before 1837, which pre-dated the building of the L-shaped arrangement of the farm buildings. Its position in the incline between Crag Lough and Hotbank Crags, immediately N of Milecastle 38, suggests it was largely built of Roman stone. An early map of the area (ZCL/C/160), probably drawn in the early 19th century, shows Hotbank as a linear steading with access only from the N. John Clayton purchased the farm in conjunction with Sir Robert Ingram in 1837 and between then and 1860 the L-plan arrangement of farmbuildings adjoining the NE gable of the farmhouse was demolished and the farmyard moved to the back of the farmhouse. Clayton bought up Ingram's share of the farm in 1861 for œ4200 (ZHA 1/4) and it would seem that it had already been enlarged and improved before then as it shares none of the characteristics found on other Clayton buildings in the Estate. In around 1900, a hay barn was built on the NW side of the range. Otherwise, few additions or alterations have been made since 1860 (HW/1/4).
Country: England
County: Northumberland
District: Tynedale
Parish: Bardon Mill
Grid Reference:
NY772681
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 377245, 568186
Period/Subject: 1837 - 1900 - FARMSTEAD, 1698 - 1900 - FARMHOUSE, 1860 - 1900 - FARMHOUSE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: 12259*0
[ADS] Associated Id: HBSMR Id: MNA111119
[ADS] Import RCN: NTSMR-MNA111119
People Involved:
[Publisher] National Trust
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