East Stonehouse

DENT

SD78NE DENTDALE 162-1/12/57 (North side) 14/06/84 East Stonehouse

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Probably later C17, altered and enlarged in C19, and subsequently altered. Coursed sandstone rubble with quoins (including C19 addition at west end which has gabled west front painted white); stone slate roof. Single-depth 2-unit plan, plus C19 1-unit addition to west end; outbuildings continued at east end. Gable to road. EXTERIOR: the north front has a rubble plinth to the older portion, 2 large quoin-stones at the bottom of the junction with the addition to the right, an ex-situ round-headed window next to these quoins (recently inserted using original stones found in adjoining field). Offset to left, a square-headed doorway with a massive monolith lintel and an old board door, a 3-light chamfered mullion window left of this, and at 1st floor one rectangular window above each of those at ground floor. Altered farm building attached to east end. Chimneys at both junctions (i.e. former gables). The rear (south front) has massive quoins to two-thirds height at the junction with the addition, a round-headed 1-light fire-window near these, a 16-pane hornless sashed window to the right and another above and between these. To the right a square 2-light casement to ground floor and a smaller 16-pane hornless sash above that. The gabled west front of the C19 portion has a doorway to the right, 1 window to the left and 2 above, all these windows with altered glazing. INTERIOR: housepart in west bay has chamfered bressumer beam with stop-chamfered bearers; large C18 stone fireplace with moulded surround and corbelled lintel with fan-shaped false key to the lintel; stone partition to lower end, which contains former parlour with scored ceiling joists and C18 stone fireplace; massive principal-rafter roof truss with principals half-lapped and pegged at the apex (but now lacking tie-beam); Dent marble fireplace in C19 addition.

Listing NGR: SD7718885828