Townhead Farmhouse And Adjacent Outbuilding To North-West

NZ 19 SW NZ 133901 5/151

NETHERWITTON STANTON Townhead Farmhouse and adjacent outbuilding to north-west

GV II

House. Eastern block late C17, outshut and first western extension probably early C18, the latter remodelled and kitchen block added early C19; second western extension mid C19. Stone with dressings; slate roofs. South front in 3 parts: 2-storey, 2-bay left section of squared tooled stone with tooled- and-margined quoins and dressings. 6-panel door in 2nd bay, 6-pane sash windows with slightly-projecting sills; all openings in alternating-block surrounds. Coped gables, stepped rendered end stacks. Set back to left, single-storey outbuilding with reverse-stepped gable. Middle slightly lower 2-storey section of tooled roughly-squared stone. Blocked door in 2nd bay with 12-pane sash window inserted; similar windows in left bay have tooled and margined lintels; stone right end stack. Right section 1 1/2 storeys, 3 bays, rubble with roughly- shaped quoins. Right 16-pane fixed window in former door opening, left 12-pane Yorkshire sash and tiny 4-pane stair window. 2 slatted windows beneath eaves, C20 dormer. Right return shows reverse-stepped gable above roof of adjacent barn (q.v). Rear elevation: added kitchen block shows Yorkshire sashes, outshut to left has Yorkshire sash and old fixed windows.

Interior: eastern section retains heavy transverse ceiling beams, stair against former west wall, stud-and-daub partition at lst floor level and old collar-beam roof trusses. Centre and western sections have C19 fittings including panelled shutters.

Listing NGR: NZ1325490073