Blake Rigg

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SD78SW DYKE HALL LANE 162-1/14/159 Blake Rigg 11/08/78 (Formerly Listed as: DEEPDALE LANE Blake Rigg and Barn to north-east)

GV II

Farmhouse, now dwelling. Late C17 or early C18, enlarged at an early date; altered, and renovated late C20. Slobbered rubble with quoins, stone slate roof. Single-depth main range probably formerly one unit, on a north-south axis facing west, extended at south end and now 2 wide units; with a full-height rear outshut to the north half which projects at the north end. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 4 windows (the 4th very small). The ground floor has a rebuilt gabled porch offset strongly to the left, protecting a part-glazed door; an oblong 8-pane sash to the left, a small square 6-pane sash to the right, and a small 2-light chamfered flush mullion window near the south end. The upper floor has 3 square 6-pane sashes centred over the porch, and a small 1-light window above the mullioned window at ground floor. All the sashed windows appear to have renewed joinery. Corbelled chimney at north gable, large extruded chimney stack with offsets at south gable. The north gable wall has a rectangular extrusion at ground floor (perhaps formerly a bread-oven). The projected portion of the rear outshut has a doorway in the front wall and a 2-light chamfered flush mullion window on each floor of its end wall; its rear wall has similar 2-light window at 1st floor, and its south re-entrant has another doorway. The rear of the main range has a small blocked 1-light window close to the angle with the outshut, a square 6-pane sash next to this, a small square 2-light window near the south end and another 6-pane sash above this. INTERIOR: thick stone full-height lateral partition wall to right of doorway; housepart to left has 2 large lateral beams, that to the left a former smokehood bressumer, with original bearers, and a large rectangular fireplace with a deep lintel which has an inscription in cursive script: "I. & J. Capstick the 29 Day of Augt. 1786"; long room to south apparently renovated. Outshut contains quarter-turn stone staircase (C20 handrail), and pantries with stone shelves. HISTORICAL NOTE: probably another example of a former 1-unit 2-storey farmhouse characteristic of this dale in late C17 and early C18. Forms group with barn approx. 5m to north-east (qv).

Listing NGR: SD7276684780