Plompton High Grange

Plompton High Grange is a farmhouse and barn dating to around 1760, designed by John Carr for Daniel Lascelles. Later 19th-century additions and mid-20th century conversions have altered the building. It is constructed of coursed pink gritstone with a stone slate roof. The complex comprises three main sections. The main building, on the far right, has two storeys and a three-window central block flanked by projecting one-bay wings. To the left of this is a two-storey, three-bay addition, and to the left again, the gable end of a former barn.

The front of the main building features quoins and unusual windows: the central block has a sash window with glazing bars flanked by windows with three round-head lights, the central light being taller than the side lights. Similar, lower windows are on the first floor. C20 glazed doors are in the flanking bays with a C20 porch to the left; above are six-pane sash windows in pointed-arched recesses. There is a projecting convex band at the first-floor sill level, a dentilled eaves cornice, and a blocking course. The central block and right wing have hipped roofs, while the left wing has a pyramid roof. Ashlar ridge stacks are present. The right return features three bays, with a two-bay addition to the right and a C20 lean-to addition on the ground floor. The three-bay addition to the left of the main buildings has 16-pane windows on both ground and first floors, a projecting convex band at the first-floor sill level, and a hipped roof.

The former barn, at the far left, has C20 glazed double doors with a cruciform vent above, set in a tall pointed-arched recess. Narrow 10-light windows flank this, with C20 circular windows in original quatrefoil recesses above. A convex projecting band is at the eaves level, and there is a battlemented gable parapet. The left return of the barn retains original features, including a blocked cart entrance and external steps to the right, with C20 fenestration.

Originally, the complex consisted of a central block linked to two barns by flanking walls. Designed as a landscape feature, it represents a rare example of Carr’s Gothick style. The barn and the flanking wall to the south of the house were demolished by 1966. Stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops are notable features.