Thornthwaite Hall And Attached Barn

Thornthwaite Hall and attached barn are a farmhouse and barn complex, probably dating to the late 16th century with later alterations. The buildings are constructed of stone rubble, with some roughcast rendering, dressed quoins, and ashlar dressings, all under a slate roof.

The south elevation, of three bays forming a barn, originally part of the house, exhibits a projecting end bay under a gable. A set-off to the right forms a garderobe, and a buttress sits between the third and fourth bays. The ground floor of the barn has two inserted windows; the house section features a blocked light, a paired sash window, and a small sash window. A gabled wing has a blocked 6-light double-chamfered mullioned window, with part of the angle breaking forward and a sash window in a chamfered reveal to the right. The first floor displays a blocked 3-light double-chamfered mullioned window with a label to the second bay, a similar window to the third bay where one mullion is missing, and traces of a window in the fourth bay, alongside a label mould over a later paired sash. The wing has a 3-light window, with a window to the inner return of a projection, a skewed recess with small-pane fixed glazing. Cross-axial and gable-end stacks are present. The garderobe opens into a slab-covered stream.

A north elevation of two irregular bays incorporates a later recessed and lower bay. The ground floor includes a small-panel casement under a label mould to the first bay, and a recessed bay with a canted angle above the ground floor, featuring a 2-light single-chamfered-mullioned window with small-paned glazing. The first floor presents two horizontally sliding sashes with glazing bars, with a label mould and narrow sash to the right of the first bay. An attic light is visible on the second bay. A later bay is characterized by sash windows and a gable-end stack. The north elevation also includes a 2-bay outshut under a catslide roof with small-paned casements, gabled dormers, and an entrance. A stone ramp leads to an inserted barn entrance on the west side. A fourth bay features an entrance in a former 2-light window with a label, a similar window above, and a blocked 3-light window over. An end bay has a later lean-to outshut and a blocked 3-light window.

Inside the barn, there are two segmental-headed fireplaces, remaining moulded plasterwork, evidence of an opening to the garderobe, a tie beam, and strut trusses.