Roosecote

BARROW IN FURNESS

SD26NW DUNGEON LANE, Roosecote 708-1/6/69 (North side) 10/11/49 No.2 Roosecote (Formerly Listed as: ROOSECOTE No.2)

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17 and early C18. Roughcast over stone, graduated slate roof. T-shaped plan having cross wing on left. 2 storeys and attic; 1:3 windows to 1st floor. Cross wing has chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmoulds; 4-light window to ground floor, 3-light above and 2-light to attic. Oversailing verge, rebuilt stack rises from left eaves. Main range to right appears later and has door to right of centre and raised surrounds to C20 wooden-mullioned casements of 1-, 3- and 2-lights beneath continuous dripcourse. 1st floor: projecting stone sills to 3 casement windows; band beneath 6 gutter blocks. Corbelled end stack on right has offsets and tapered shaft. Rear: large external stack to cross wing. Left return of cross wing also has a 4-light and a 3-light window as front. INTERIOR: entrance room with slate floor and beamed ceiling. Ground floor of crosswing has cavetto-moulded ashlar fireplace with bread oven in the recess; oak dado panelling of various designs. On 1st-floor landing are 2 early C18 doors of 6 and 8 panels with planted mouldings. Collared principal-rafter trusses; that to crosswing with cambered tie beam.

Listing NGR: SD2265368917