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HUMSHAUGH HUMSHAUGH VILLAGE
NY 9171 (South side)

12/255 Linden House

GV II

House. Pair of C16/C17 bastles, remodelled in C18, further altered and rear
wing built in later C19. Rubble, large in parts, with cut dressings; Welsh
slate roof. T plan.

South elevation 2 storeys + attics, 5 irregular bays. Gabled centre has canted
bay with 2 windows over and 1 to attic, all with 4-pane sashes; upper windows
in raised stone surrounds with panelled jambs. Left part has similar canted
bay and half-glazed double doors in moulded surround; 4-pane sash and 2 plate-
glass sashes to 1st floor, in raised stone surrounds with panelled jambs.
Right part has French window and 12-pane sashes, all in chamfered surrounds.
Coped gables with moulded kneelers; stepped and corniced end and 2 ridge stacks.

Returns each show outlines of earlier lower gables, that to right with blocked
stone-surround doors. Rear elevation shows projecting central wing with windows
in raised stone surrounds with panelled jambs; to left C18 outshut with various
sash windows, to right blocked 1st-floor window in old chamfered surround.

Interior: west and centre parts of main block show walls over 1 metre thick.

The south elevation displays masonry of at least 6 constructional phases, with
a variety of different fabric and quoin types.

Listing NGR: NY9181871426