Abbey Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1979. House.

Abbey Farmhouse

WRENN ID
low-bailey-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
6 April 1979
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NX 91 SE (INSET) ST BEES B5345 (West side) St Bees 8/64 Abbey Farmhouse

6.4.79

G.V. II

House. Dated 1679; later additions and alterations. Richard Caton of Lancaster was mason. Decorative, dated, door lintel on north return incorporates initials IL : B (John Lowther : Baronet - owner); RS (Richard Stainton - tenant) and TT (Thomas Tickell - estate steward). Main block, to right in farmyard elevation, incised stucco with rusticated quoins. Graduated slate roof with outshut to rear. Stone copings and kneelers; rendered mid and end chimneys. Symmetrical; 3 storeys, 3 bays, with sashes to each floor (2nd floor sashes smaller). Part-glazed door on north return has sash to left on ground and 2nd floors above above on 1st floor. All sashes with glazing bars in stone surrounds. 2-storey, 2-bay block adjoining south return is pebble-dashed rubble under graduated slate roof. Plank door, with paired sash in stone surround to each floor on right. (Information on initials provided by Blake Tyson).

Listing NGR: NX9686112228

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