High House

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SD68NE GAWTHROP 162-1/10/168 High House 16/03/54

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Farmhouse. Dated 1687 on window at 1st floor; slightly altered. Coursed sandstone rubble with quoins (porch and rear wall white-washed), stone slate roof. Single-depth 3-unit plan on north-south axis facing east. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 6 windows (grouped 4:2). Between the 1st and 2nd windows is a large single-storey gabled porch with a shallow segmental-headed outer doorway and a double-layered inner door with pegs all over it and strap hinges. Both floors have mullioned windows with chamfered surrounds and mullions, and small round-headed 1-light windows; all those at ground floor with stone slate hoodmoulds (those of 3 and 1 lights linked): to the left of the porch a 2-light window on each floor; to the right 3, 1, 3 (left light blocked) and 1 light at ground floor and 1, 2, 1, 2 and 1 light above. The second 1-light window at 1st floor has lettering on the head; "C.G. AD 1687". Square chimney on the ridge slightly to the right of the 4th window, gable chimneys at both ends. The rear has a small lean-to porch at the north end, 3 small inserted windows at ground floor and a narrow 4-pane fixed window in the centre of the 4-window portion. INTERIOR: housepart in centre bay has 2 lateral beams, one of which was formerly a smokehood bressumer. HISTORICAL NOTE: mid C17 home of Capstick family (c.f. inscription on fireplace at Blake Rigg) who were Quakers; house was used as Quaker meeting house.

Listing NGR: SD6926186858