Description

WHALTON TWIZELL
NZ 17 NE 8
7/160 Farm buildings and
attached wall, to
west of Twizell
Farmhouse
GV II
Barn, granary and attached wall. Mid-C18 except for early C19 granary. Squared
stone with cut quoins and dressings; Welsh slates on granary, asbestos sheets
on barn. Barn on west side of yard with L-plan granary at north end, and wall
to south returning east to join Twizell Farmhouse (q.v.).

Single-storey barn has stable door and blocked doorway with inserted part-slatted
window; both openings have triple-keyed lintels. To right, cart entrance with
timber lintel. Left return shows slit vents and coped gable on kneelers. On
far right 1 bay of 2-storey granary; stable door with part-slatted window over.
South elevation of east arm of granary shows 2 similar windows above boarded
door. Coped gables. Rear elevation of barn has 2 more doorways, one blocked,
with triple-keyed lintels; wall to right with boarded door and 2 doorways in
irregular block surrounds (one blocked) on right return linking to farmhouse.

Part of early planned foldyard group.

Listing NGR: NZ1581778785

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26554783

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