Barn And Outbuildings To North East Of Plompton Hall Farmhouse

A barn and two ranges of outbuildings, dating to around 1760, with later alterations. These buildings were possibly designed by John Carr as part of a scheme for Daniel Lascelles’ Plompton Estate. The structures are principally built of red brick in English bond, with gritstone detailing, and have Westmorland slate roofs. They form a U-shaped layout, comprising a two-storey range (to the north), with single-storey west and east ranges enclosing a south-facing yard.

The north range’s north elevation is a barn of seven bays. A tall central bay has a cart door and a circular blocked window above. A dove-cote is set within a semicircular recess above the cart door. The original segmental cart entrance features voussoirs and a drip-mould on the left-hand side; a similar opening was added in the 20th century on the right. Brick piers support the roof structure, with coursed stone in the upper storey panels. A sandstone eaves cornice runs along the central block, while the flanking bays have deep eaves with wooden boarding and paired brackets. The roof has a shallow pitch and a 20th-century wooden superstructure on the right side.

The west range, 7 bays long, includes two open-sided animal shelters closest to the barn, and five closed sheds to the south with board doors and plain stone lintels. The east range is a sixteen-bay animal shelter with sandstone columns supporting the roof. The southern four bays are closed sheds with board doors, and there are no openings on the east side of this long range.

20th-century alterations include partial blocking to the open-sided shelter and roofing over the yard. The north elevation of the barn bears resemblance to the stable range at Goldsborough Hall, where John Carr was employed after Daniel Lascelles abandoned work at Plompton around 1762. The overall layout of this farm group is characteristic of planned farms from the mid to late 18th century.