Description

GILLING WITH HARTFORTH FORCETT LANE
NZ 10 NE AND SEDBURY (west side, off)

6/60 Blackhill Folly
(formerly listed as
Agricultural buildings
south-east of Blackhill
4.2.69 Farmhouse)

- II

Fold yard for cattle. Late C18 - early C19. Probably by John Foss of
Richmond for the Cradock family of Hartforth Hall (qv). Rubble, coursed to
south, pantile roofs. Single-storey ranges arranged around a courtyard,
with screen wall forming fqurth side. Screen wall, south side: 3 gables
joined by plain walls. Each gable projects slightly, is quoined, contains a
recessed rendered blind pointed opening flanked by rendered blind loop-
holes, and has crenellation. Centre gable has tall, wide, blind opening and
gabled crenellation with flat profile. Outer gables have narrow central
quoined projections with window-like blind openings and sloping
crenellation. East and west ranges have access openings towards north end
and board doors and slit vents onto yard. North range taller and with 3
semicircular arched openings. King-post roof trusses in west range, queen-
strut roof trusses in east range.

Listing NGR: NZ1753606944

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588655

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)