Byres And Barn South East Of Home Farmhouse

NY 43 SW 12/118 27.12.67

GREY STOKE GREYSTOKE PARK

Byres and barn south-east of Home Farmhouse (formerly listed with Greystoke Castle Farmhouse)

G.V. II

Byres and barn, part of the planned Home Farm of Greystoke Castle. Dated and inscribed twice H.H. 1836, also inscribed over right doorway JOHN BARKER, ARCHITECT and over left doorway JOSEPH TURNER, BUILDER. Facade of pink sandstone ashlar, with eaves cornice and V-jointed quoins, on chamfered plinth; the return walls of coursed pink sandstone rubble with similar eaves and plinth. Byres have corrugated iron roof, barn a graduated greenslate roof. 2 storeys, 7 bays with rear right-angled ranges and barn forming overall U-shape, all of one build. Facade has central gabled projection with through segmental archway, the gable inscribed and dated. Low segmental doorways at either end and regularly-spaced casement windows and loft openings, all in raised stone surrounds. Left return wall has blocked segmental arches under raised stone-surround loft openings. Right return wall has loft doorway and flanking 2-light flat stone-mullioned windows, over small vented openings, all in raised stone surrounds. Barn continues beyond; left segmental projecting cart entrance with gable datestone. Smaller right projecting doorway and slit vents on 2 levels. Lower right extension and C20 additions are not of interest. Listed for group value with Home Farmhouse.

Listing NGR: NY4340331123