Lumb Beck Farmhouse

SE04NE 4/13 10.9.54

ADDINGHAM C.P. ADDINGHAM MOORSIDE Lumb Beck Famhouse

GV II

House. Initialled and dated " ESC " (Clarkson family); 1670 substantially rebuilt c1970. Rubble brought to course, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. End lobby-entry plan, now of 3 cells with an outshut and stair-turret to rear. 3 bays of chamfered-mullioned multi-light windows all c1970. Doorway to right-hand end has basket-arched doorway retaining original date inscription set in a shield, over which is small chamfered light with arched head. 3 ridge stacks. Rear has chamfered doorway set in outshut. Set in angle of house and outshut is a 2-storey stair tower circular on plan with 2 chamfered lights.

Interior: Housebody has large stack and wide segmental-arched fireplace with skewbacks and broad chamfered surround. Lobby lit internally by narrow chamfered light. Stop-chamfered spine beam and floor joists. Stone steps of spiral staircase renewed. E. Mercer, English Vernacular Houses, (HMSO 1976) p219.

Listing NGR: SE0757447806