Thornthwaite Hall and Attached Barn

THORNTHWAITE HALL AND ATTACHED BARN

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326806
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
Thornthwaite Hall and Attached Barn
Statutory Address:
THORNTHWAITE HALL AND ATTACHED BARN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1326806
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1968
List Entry Name:
Thornthwaite Hall and Attached Barn
Statutory Address 1:
THORNTHWAITE HALL AND ATTACHED BARN

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
THORNTHWAITE HALL AND ATTACHED BARN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Bampton
National Park:
Lake District
National Grid Reference:
NY5129716297

Details

In the entry for:- BAMPTON

12/60 Thornthwaite Hall
6.2.68 and attached barn

Second sentence of the description shall be amended to read "Probably
late C16 with later alterations"

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NY 51 NW
12/60

BAMPTON,
Thornthwaite Hall and attached barn

6.2.68

II

Farmhouse and bank barn. Probably late C13 with later alterations. Stone
rubble, part roughcast, some dressed quoins and ashlar dressings, slate roof.
South elevation of 3 bays, 1st 4 bays form barn, originally part of house, rest
roughcast, the end bay projects under gable. 1st bay breaks forward with set
off to right, forming garderobe; buttress between 3rd and 4th bays. Ground
floor to barn has 2 inserted windows; house has blocked light, paired-sashed
window and small sashed window; gabled wing has 6-light double-chamfered
mullioned window, now blocked, the inner return with part to angle breaking
forward, sash in chamfered reveal to right. 1st floor has 3-light double-
chamfered mullioned window with label, now blocked to 2nd bay; 3rd bay has
similar window, one mullion missing; 4th bay has traces of window, 4th bay has
label mould over later paired sash; wing has 3-light window, inner return with
window to projection, skewed recess with small-pane fixed glazing. Cross-axial
stack, and gable-end stack to wing. Garderobe opens into slab-covered stream.
Elevation of 2 irregular bays with later recessed and lower bay to north.
Sandstone dressings. Ground floor has small-panel casement under label mould to 1st
bay; 2nd bay recessed with angle canted above ground floor 2-light single-
chamfered-mullioned window with small-paned glazing. 1st floor has 2 horizontally
sliding sashes with glazing bars, that to 1st bay has label mould and
narrow sashed light to right. 2nd bay attic light. Later bay has sashed
windows and gable-end stack. North elevation has 2-bay outshut under catslide
roof with small-paned casements, gabled dormers and entrance. To west, a stone
ramp to inserted barn entrance. 4th bay has entrance in former 2-light window
with label, similar window above, no mullion. End bay has later lean-to outshut
and blocked 3-light window over. INTERIOR of barn has 2 segmental-headed fireplaces, remains of moulded plaster head to window, opening to garderobe, tie
beam and strut trusses.


Listing NGR: NY5129716297

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
74469
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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