Barton Howl And Attached Outhouse

Barton Howl is a former inn that has been converted into a private residence, consisting of two buildings. It dates from the mid to late 18th century and has undergone some alterations. The structure features large herringbone-tooled sandstone on the plinth and a pantiled roof with stone ridge, copings, and kneelers, along with stone-coped brick stacks. The main house has a hearth-passage plan and a blocked central doorway, which may have always been for decorative purposes. There are flanking three-light windows, including one early 19th-century tripartite sash window with a central opening section and one 20th-century small-paned casement. The first floor has similar early 19th-century windows. The ground-floor windows have extended lintels with tall keystones. The downhouse has a boarded passage door with a square glazed panel, two modern small-paned casements, and one 19th-century one-bar type window. Block kneelers are present, and there are end chimneys on both the house and the left side of the downhouse. There is a one-storey left outhouse extension, which is nearly contemporary with the house, featuring an early 20th-century casement and a boarded door in a pent porch. A lean-to extension at the far left is not of special interest.