White Hill

NY 56 NW WALTON

5/183 White Hill

II

House. Dated 1611, with flanking coats of arms of Lord William Howard and his wife Lady Elizabeth Dacre, on lintel stone, which was repositioned in 1893, having been discovered inside the house. Front is of whitewashed brick, Welsh slate roof, brick chimney stacks; rear is of whitewashed red sandstone rubble; side walls show width increased to front with brick, and roof line raised, also in brick. 2 storeys, 2 bays, with single-storey 2-bay extension to right. C20 glazed door has C19 plain stone surround, with dated lintel above. Sash windows with glazing bars have stone sills and flat brick arches; small filled fire window to right. Interruption line in brickwork between floors suggest that this was originally a single storey brick out-shot, raised to 2 storeys c1893. Rear is the original house altered in C19. Filled doorway to extreme right is now window. C19 sash windows with glazing bars have stone sills and lintels. Listing does not include the outbuildings. Lintel illustrated and described, Rev Henry Whitehead, Brampton in the Olden Times, p195-6.

Listing NGR: NY5369865923