Lower Moss Hall And Attached Barn

SD 92NE BLACKSHAW C.P. LONG CAUSEWAY (south side) SD 951275 Blackshaw Head 7/23 Lower Moss Hall and attached barn (formerly listed as 21.3.80 Lower Moss Hall)

G.V. II

House, late C17 with C18 alterations and added barn late C18. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 3-room hall-and-cross-wing plan (which is ruinous to left hand end of crosswing). Main range north facing road has doorway with lugged architrave and triangular pediment. To left is 3-light chamfered mullioned window with one of 4 lights over to 1st floor. To right of doorway double chamfered mullioned windows of 2 lights (fire-window?) and 4 lights, inserted doorway with monolithic jambs taken out of 4-light window with king mullion (now 1 + 3). 1st floor has taking-in door (blocked) and 4 square windows with chamfered surrounds. Quoins between house and barn which has semi- circular arched cart entry with impost block. Owl hole over. At junction of house and barn is mistal doorway with composite jambs and chamfered surround. South front has quoins, and segmental-arched cart entry with stop chamfered surround (possibly C17 and reused). Gabled porch with paired doorways has long kneelers to left of double chamfered mullioned window formerly of 4 lights; 6- light window with king mullion, 2-light fire-window. The interior of this room has segmental-arched fireplace with cyma moulded surround. 1st floor has chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights, and 3 of 2 lights. All lack some or all mullions. Single stack to ridge.

Listing NGR: SD9517327542