Description

SD 74 SW DOWNHAM WEST LANE (off)

SD 788 428 7/49 Hook Cliffe Farmhouse and farm building adjoining to west) (Farmhouse formerly listed) 29-12-1952 GV II

House, C17th. Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof. 2 storeys with attics. South front has mullioned windows with inner hollow chamfer and outer chamfer. At the right-hand side is a cross-wing, which has a 5-light window with hood on the ground and 1st floor. Above is a blocked chamfered attic window. To the left of the cross-wing are 5-light and 2-light windows, with hoods, on the ground floor. On the 1st floor is one of 4 lights, with a window with plain stone surround and glazing bars to the right. The left-hand part of the building, of the same build, is used for agricultural purposes. It has a 3-light mullioned window with hood, and a blocked window above on the 1st floor. To the right on the ground floor is a blocked narrow chamfered doorway. Chimneys between farm building and house, to left of cross-wing, on right-hand wall of cross-wing (with projecting stack), and on rear wall of cross-wing. The north wall has windows mainly of C19th type. To the right on the ground floor is a blocked one-light chamfered window. At the left, adjoining the cross-wing, is the main doorway, with chamfered surround and Tudor-arched head. To the right is a door with plain stone surround. The east wall of the cross-wing has a 2-light mullioned window, and, towards the south, a one-light chamfered window blocked by a flagstone with '1714 RA' in raised cement letters. The farm building has a 3-light mullioned window on the ground floor. Above,at intermediate levels, are 2 blocked one-light chamfered windows. On the 1st floor is a pitching hole with plain reveals. Interior said to have exposed ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: SD7883142896

External Links

• Wikidata Q26457683

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