Tofts Farmhouse

DENT

SD68NE DENTDALE 162-1/10/149 (South side) 14/06/84 Tofts Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse, now unoccupied. Probably late C17 or early C18, extended in later C18; altered. Mixed random rubble with quoins, the front and west gable lime-washed; stone slate roof. Linear single-depth plan on east-west axis, 2+1 units. EXTERIOR: 2 low storeys, 4 windows (irregular), facing south. The earlier 2-unit portion has a very prominent gabled porch of one tall storey, offset left of centre, which has an unusual 2-centred arched doorway with a chamfered surround (probably ex situ) and a board door, a stone-slate band, above this a round-headed blind window with roundels in the spandrels (typical of fire-windows in Dentdale, and probably ex situ), and a shallow-pitched roof with remains of an apex finial. Left and right of the porch are remains of a stone slate band. To the left the ground floor has a narrow 6-pane fixed window and a square 6-pane sash above; to the right the ground floor has a low 2-light casement with massive lintel and right of this a square window (now boarded), and the 1st floor has a rectangular 6-pane fixed window with one opening pane and a narrow 1-light window. At the junction with the added 3rd bay to the right is a small gabled porch with glazed door, and to the right of this each floor has a large 3-light window with flat-faced flush mullions and plain surround, the lower with a stone-slate drip-course and the upper with one blocked light. Large square ridge chimney at junction, smaller square chimney at left gable (both these with stone slate bands), cut-down rectangular chimney at right-hand gable. Left gable and rear have prominent through-stones on 2 levels; rear has rectangular 6-pane stair-window near centre of 2-unit portion, small 1-light windows on each floor to left and small square window at ground floor to right; 3rd unit has 4-pane sash on each floor. INTERIOR: not accessible, but 2 lateral beams and large C18 stone fireplace visible in housepart (to right of main doorway).

Listing NGR: SD6822587889