Description

DENT

SD78NW DENTDALE
162-1/11/20 (South side)
14/06/84 Birchentree Farmhouse
(Formerly Listed as:
DENTDALE
Birchentree and attached barn to
west)

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C18 (built-in cupboard dated 1720), extended
in C19, and altered in earlier C20. White-painted rubble with
quoins, stone slate roof. L-plan formed by a single-depth
2-unit range on east-west axis, facing north, with a gabled
rear wing to the 2nd unit and a 1-bay addition at the east
end.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 1+4 windows. The 4-window range has some
random through-stones, a small gabled porch in the centre, and
a small round-headed window on each floor immediately to the
left (the lower one blocked (both perhaps re-located). To the
left of these a 2-light casement on each floor, and to the
right 2 similar casements. The added bay to the left has a
doorway next to the junction, with a board door, a small
square 4-pane sash to the left and a 2-light casement above.
Ridge chimney at the junction, gable chimney to the right.
Barn attached to right-hand gable (qv). Rear: several small
windows including two 4-pane casements, and at ground floor of
the wing gable wall a 2-light stone mullioned window with a
hoodmould, a floating stone slate drip-course above this.
[Note: numerous chamfered stone sills, lintels and mullions
now used as coping to yard wall in front of house show that
the windows were formerly mullioned.]
INTERIOR: thick lateral stone partition wall to left of
doorway; housepart to right (now with inserted partition to
make entrance lobby) has 2 lateral beams, with exposed scored
joists to the east of the first of these (suggesting a former
cock-loft) but is otherwise ceiled, and a built-in 2-tier
cupboard in the west wall with fielded panels and inlaid
lettering "G /T A/ 1720"; living-kitchen to left has built-in
cupboard with shouldered panels.
Forms group with barn attached at west end (qv).

Listing NGR: SD7437286218

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26663674

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)