High Barns Farmhouse And Adjacent Outbuildings

ACOMB HIGH BARNS NY 96 NW 4/36 High Barns Farmhouse and adjacent outbuildings

GV II

House probably C17; rear wallrebuilt c.1800, remodelled with new front c.1850. Outbuildings c.1850 incorporating some earlier fabric; south-west range a little later. Rubble except for south-west range squared stone, tooled-and-margined quoins and dressings. Graduated Lakeland slate roofs; one stack rebuilt in brick.

South elevation: Each part has end pilasters and coped gabled with moulded kneelers. House 2 storeys, 3 bays, symmetrical. Central porch with shaped gable. Vertical-panelled door in moulded surround, with flat-pointed head and chamfered loop over, flanked by sunk panels; 4-pane casement in left return. Paired 12-pane sash windows in raised chamfered surrounds. Right end stack has 3 octagonal shafts with moulded caps; left end stack rebuilt on old base. Left return shows earlier masonry and blocked chamfered window to 1st floor. Outbuilding set back to left 1 storey, 2 bays. 4-pane sash to right; chamfered loops. South-west range projects from left bay and has gable end with boarded, door under stepped triangular head, and lancet above; stepped and banded ridge stack. 2 part-slatted windows on left return. Left end of outbuilding has window flanked by chamfered loops with lancet over.

Outbuilding range set back to right in 2 sections; left part 2 storeys, 3 bays, symmetrical. Central boarded door under flat-pointed head, part-slatted windows. Right part 1 storey 2 bays; similar door with small window on left. All openings in raised chamfered surrounds.

Interior: house has axial wall (front wall of C17 building) 0.85 metre thick.

Formerly known as Reivereins. Part of Clayton (Chesters). Estate in the C19.

Listing NGR: NY9207467860