Gibbs Hall Farmhouse

DENT

SD78NW DENTDALE 162-1/11/75 (North side) 14/06/84 Gibbs Hall Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse and cottage, now house. Probably early to mid C18 (contains 2 spice cupboards, dated 1705 and 1737), in 2 builds; altered. Sandstone rubble, mostly coursed and watershot but the 3rd bay random, with quoins, all painted white; stone slate roof. Single-depth 3-unit plan on east-west axis, facing south, with added rear outshut to the centre. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 4 windows (irregular). The centre bay has a gabled porch protecting a square-headed doorway with a part-glazed door, a 3-light window to the left with flat-faced flush mullions, and at 1st floor a small square 2-light casement and a pair of small 2-light mullioned windows (offset left of centre); to the left the 1st bay has a small 2-light mullioned window at ground floor; and to the right the 3rd bay has a doorway abutting the junction, a square 9-pane fixed window to the right and two 9-pane casements above. Ridge chimney at junction of 1st and 2nd bays, gable chimneys at both ends. The left gable wall has a doorway, and the rear wall of this bay has a doorway to a hayloft; the right-hand gable wall has through-stones. INTERIOR: 1st bay has 2 substantial axial beams and C18 fireplace with corbelled lintel; 3rd bay has smaller C18 fireplace flanked by spice cupboards, one with butterfly hinges and decorated raised lettering "1705" in the lower panel and remains of "G B" in the upper, and the other with a square fielded panel and incised lettering "B / G M / 1737" (B=Burton). Forms group with Gibbs Hall (qv), telephone kiosk to south (qv) and lime kiln to north-west (qv).

Listing NGR: SD7351286383