Description

NZ 1407-1507 RAVENSWORTH WHASHTON ROAD (north side)

16/134 Tofta House

4.2.69

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C16 - early C17 with later alterations. Rubble, Welsh slate roofs. T-shaped plan with central rear range; 3 storeys now 2; 4 bays to front elevation. Coursed rubble, much of first 2 bays constructed of ashlar stones robbed from Ravensworth Castle (qv). Quoins. In second bay, C20 part-glazed 6-panel door in ashlar surround. Sash windows with glazing bars with projecting sills and deep stone lintels: to left and right of ground-floor window in first bay, part-surrounds of mullion windows. Shaped kneelers, moulded ashlar coping. Stacks at ends and between second and third bays, that to left end corniced, the other 2 with brickwork at top, that to right end partly external. Rear of rear wing: quoins, shaped kneelers, moulded coping, gable stack; left return of rear wing has blocked second-floor 2-light chamfered mullion window. Left return: mainly of reused medieval ashlar; ground- and first-floor fire windows, with blocked ashlar surrounds. Right return: blocked chamfered first-floor window to right of stack; shuttered loft opening to left of stack. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report No 629.

Listing NGR: NZ1429307832

External Links

• Wikidata Q26424228

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