Causeway House And Loose Box Adjoining On East

Causeway House and the adjoining loose box are a farmhouse and stable dated 1770, located on the north side of Henshaw Stanegate. The building features a dressed stone front with squared rubble on the sides and rear, topped with heather-thatched roofs covered in corrugated iron sheeting. A rebuilt brick chimney is present. The layout follows a cross-passage plan with a byre and loft in the left bay. The exterior showcases raised alternating quoins, replaced doors, and sash windows set in raised surrounds. A doorway to the right of the center bears a raised plaque inscribed with "R T A 1770," accompanied by a breather and doorway on the left. The ground floor has an elongated window surround on the right and square window surrounds just below the eaves. The roof is very steeply pitched, with a stack on the right end. The single-storey, two-bay loose box on the right return features tooled quoins and a doorway with alternating jambs and a Dutch door, also with a very steeply pitched roof. Both the house and loose box have reverse-stepped gables, and there is a loft loading bay on the left return of the house. Inside, one truss with wany beams of heavy scantling is visible in the loft above the byre, with principal rafters that have two collars and trenched purlins, halved and crossed at the apex to support the ridge piece. It is likely that there are two similar trusses in the right half of the house and one in the loose box. This building is an extremely rare survival in the county, showcasing traditional heather thatching.