Description

NT 90 SE
21/89
21/10/53

HARBOTTLE
HOLYSTONE GRANGE
Woodhouses Bastlehouse (formerly listed as Woodhouses Pele)

GV
II*

Bastlehouse. Dated 1602 WP BP TAM. WP stands for William Potte who owned land
here. The building however may be C16 and the datestone an insertion.

Random rubble. Largely roofless but some stone slates remain. 2 storeys.
37 ft. by 25 ft.

Ground floor door in north gable end has slightly-chamfered alternating-block
surround. Above the lintel is the inscribed datestone with a short hoodmould
over and a relieving arch on top. This is an unusual arrangement and may be an
insertion.

On long east side 2 small slit windows on ground floor and 2 square windows to
1st floor with holes for iron bars.

West side has two C19 4-light mullioned windows.

1st floor doorway in south gable is C19 replacement.

Interior: tunnel-vaulted ground floor. Later stone stairs pierce vault in
south east corner.

Shielings and Bastles: Ramm McDowall and Mercer. HMSO 1970.

Listing NGR: NT9658200288

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546631

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Recommended Books

• 
  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
• 
  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)