Fea Fow

GARSDALE

SD79SE GRISDALE 162-1/8/210 Fea Fow 10/03/88

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Farmhouse with added outhouse and porch-wing, now dwelling. Probably late C17 or early C18; altered in C19, and recently renovated. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with quoins (the house with remains of whitewash), graduated stone slate roof. Single-depth 2-unit plan on south-west/north-east axis facing south-east, with a shallow outshut to the rear of the 2nd unit, a very prominent porch-wing added to the centre of the front, and a 1-bay outbuilding added to the left. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 3 windows, grouped 2:1. The single-storey porch-wing covers a square-headed doorway offset right of centre, and above this addition is pitched water-tabling of a formerly higher porch. To the left, the ground floor has two 2-light mullioned windows, that to the left with a lowered sill, a stone slate dripband over this run out to the right, and the other with a raised lintel, and above these the 1st floor has a small 2-light casement and a small 3-light mullioned window with a drip-band. To the right the ground floor has a drip-band over a 2-light window with renewed mullions, and a chamfered 1-light window, the upper floor has a 3-light window (one mullion renewed) with a similar drip-band. Square ridge chimney at junction to left, gable chimney to right. Porch-wing has doorway and window in left side, window and chimney to gable end. Outbuilding to left has doorway abutting junction. Rear: 2 very small windows to left, loft doorway to outbuilding altered as window. INTERIOR: refurbished, but retains C18 corbelled fireplace and pegged principal-rafter roof truss (tie-beam severed).

Listing NGR: SD7733794040