Horton Hall And Barn Adjoining To South West

SD 85 SE HORTON

SD 852 504 2/78 Horton Hall and barn adjoining to south- west (Horton Hall formerly listed) 16-11-1954 - II*

House, probably early C17th. Rubble, mainly sandstone, with sandstone dressings and stone slate roof. 2 storeys, with 2 bays to left of gabled porch and one bay to right. Windows mullioned, with worn surrounds having inner hollow chamfer and outer chamfer. Those on the ground floor have hoods. To the left are windows of 4 and 5 lights on the ground floor, and 3 and 2 lights on the 1st floor. To the right is one of 4 lights on the ground floor and 3 lights on the 1st floor. The 1st floor of the porch oversails on a moulded string and has a stepped 3-light window with hood. The door has a chamfered surround with flat lintel curved at the corners. Chimneys to right of porch, between bays 1 and 2, and at left. The barn at the left has a wide entrance with long-and-short jambs. The segmental arch has a keystone inscribed: 'WHM 1825'. At the left is a door with plain stone surround now blocked to form a window. Interior of house. The left-hand room has a wide chamfered fireplace with segmental arch. It has springers for flanking door arches, now missing. Set into its left-hand side is a large brick-lined oven. This room has exposed chamfered and stopped main joists. Inside the porch are large exposed common joists with deeply-cut roll mouldings. The inner porch doorway is moulded with Tudor-arched head.

Listing NGR: SD8521250467