Smelthwaites Farmhouse

SD 74 NW NEWTON

15/70 Smelthwaites Farmhouse - - II

House, 1688, altered. Slobbered sandstone rubble with stone slate roof. 2 storeys. The front (south) wall has sashed windows with plain stone surrounds. Between the 2 chimney stacks there are 3 on the 1st floor and 2 on the ground floor. To the right of the right-hand stack is a window on each floor. To their left is a door with plain stone surround, with a shaped lintel 'GC AC 1688' re-set over it. At the far right is a modern garage entrance. The rear wall, between the 2 chimneys, has 2 one-light chamfered blocked windows, one at the left and one towards the centre, the latter with a segmental head. Between them is a tall C18th 3-light window with square mullions. At the right is a 3-light rebated and chamfered mullioned window. On the 1st floor are 2 window with plain stone surrounds, the left-hand one being fixed with glazing bars, the right-hand one sashed. At the far left the building is wider, with a 6-pane sash with plain reveals on the ground floor and an outshut further left. Inside there are 2 chamfered ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: SD7116649458