Description

NY 57 SW & STAPLETON
NY 57 NW

17/87 & 9/87 Cumcrook and
adjoining barn

II

Farmhouse and barn. Dated 1685 with initials R(&)M R (Robert and Margaret
Routledge) over entrance, with alterations dated on stone at first floor level J
(&) M R 1734 (John and Mary Routledge). Whitewashed sandstone rubble on
projecting plinth stones with flush painted quoins; graduated local slate, Welsh
slate on barn, stone and cream brick ridge chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays
with barn under common roof. C20 door in quoined surround with dated and
inscribed lintel. Original small square fire window with chamfered surround,
right of entrance; original narrow windows on ground and first floor of extreme
right have been blocked; all other windows are enlarged 2-pane sashes in
chamfered painted stone surrounds. Barn to left has plank doors and C19
casement windows. External stone steps to loft with similar loft entrance to
left without steps. Adjoining single-storey byre to left and other outbuildings
are excluded from listing. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland
Antiquarian & archaeological Society, new series, lxv, pp320-370.

Listing NGR: NY5029974983

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569780

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record