Description

NY 76 SW PLENMELLER WITH WHITFIELD PLENMELLER

3/187 West Plenmeller
Farmhouse and
adjacent barn
GV II

Bastle house of the late C16 or early C17, remodelled with outshut and barn
added in mid C18. House refronted c.1800, outshut heightened and west wing
built later Cl9. C16/17 fabric massive rubble with large roughly-shaped
quoins, later work smaller rubble with cut dressings except for Cl9 section
of squared stone with tooled and margined dressings. Blue slate roofs except
for purple slate on west wing. L-plan. 2 storeys, 2 and 2 bays. Older
right part has late C19 sashes in earlier almost square stone surrounds; a
5th similar window centrally placed at ground floor level, and to its right
the right jamb of former off-centre C18 door with alternating raised blocks.
C19 left section: 6-panel door with overlight; late C19 sash over; left gabled
bay with paired sashes and single sash above. Left return shows barn to left
with central door in raised alternating block surround, flanked by slit vents.
Right return shows blocked bastle door with massive dressings and barn set
back to right with central boarded door in surround of alternating raised
blocks. Rear outshut has 2-light flat-faced mullioned window with iron bars.
Interior; west end of bastle remains as 1.2m thick internal wall. Interior
of barn shows 3 principal-rafter roof trusses with collars; 3 tiers of blocked
slit vents in north gable.

Listing NGR: NY7138263132

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26297519

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)