Hall Bank Farmhouse

DENT

SD78NW DENTDALE 162-1/11/84 (North side) 14/06/84 Hall Bank Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: DENTDALE Hallbank and adjoining Barn to south-east)

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably late C17, enlarged in C18 or early C19. Random rubble with quoins, stone slate roof. Single-depth plan, 1+2 units, on east-west axis, facing south and built back-to-earth. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and 1:3 windows, with a vertical joint. The 1-window earlier portion to the left has a square-headed doorway and a square 2-light casement at ground floor and a similar window above and to the right. Its left gable has a tapered external chimney stack and a pair of large corbels for a the stone cap to an internal smokehood. The 3-window main range has a square 2-light casement abutting the junction, a square-headed doorway next to this, a similar window to the right of the doorway and a 6-pane fixed window further to the right. The 1st floor has casements like those at ground floor over the doorway and over each of the windows to the right; and the 2nd floor has a small 4-pane sash above the first of these windows. Ridge chimney offset right, another at the junction to the left, and a gable chimney to the right. Right-hand front corner covered by full-height link to adjoining barn (qv). At the rear only the upper half is above ground level, and has one very small window in the centre and a small 2-light casement to the west bay. INTERIOR not inspected, but may contain features of interest. HISTORICAL NOTE: was used as Dent Workhouse from 1733 to 1852. Forms group with barn adjoining to south-east (qv) and with Hall Bank Cottage (qv).

Listing NGR: SD7123087382