Low Ridding And Former Barn Attached To West End

SEDBERGH

SD69SE CAUTLEY ROAD 162-1/6/299 (West side (off)) 14/06/84 Low Ridding and former barn attached to west end (Formerly Listed as: CAUTLEY ROAD Low Ridding, Barn connected to residence to the west)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house, with attached former barn now converted as separate dwelling. Early C18; altered. Roughly coursed mixed rubble with quoins, graduated slate roof with stone riggings. Single-depth 2-unit plan on north-south axis, with former barn built as receding wing at south end. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic, 5 windows. The ground floor has a low gabled porch offset left of centre, with a studded board door, and a Tudor-arched inner doorway with chamfered surround and a hoodmould (interrupted by the porch); and 2 windows to the left and 3 to the right, the 2nd much enlarged and altered but all the others of 2 lights with chamfered flush mullions. The 1st floor has a small 1-light window to the left and 4 similar 2-light mullioned windows; and at attic level there are 2 small blocked 1-light windows symmetrically placed either slate bands and cornices, and that to the left slightly larger. The gable-end of the former barn has an inserted 2-light mullioned window on each floor. INTERIOR: 5 chamfered lateral beams at regular 180cm intervals except the first which is only approx. 130cm from the south gable wall, and was probably a firehood bressumer; centre beam (to right of entrance) has rebate for former panelled partition; south room has built-in C18 cupboard; quarter-turn stone staircase at rear wall between 3rd and 4th beams; muntin-and-rail panelled partition at 1st floor, to north of staircase; stone chimney-corbels project into south room.

Listing NGR: SD6836293235