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Reference no. 1134451


Description: Toot Hill End and attached barn

Address: Toothill End Farm Thunderton Lane Sowerby Sowerby Bridge West Yorkshire HX6 1NX

Grade: II

Group detail: Thunderton Lane, (south side), Hubberton

Full description:
Laithehouse. 2nd half C17, barn refronted late C18. Rubble brought to course, south-east front of barn of coursed, squared stone; stone slate roofs. South-east front: house: through-passage. 2 storeys, 3 bays, the 2 to left paired cross wings with quoins. Bay 3: on right a chamfered, quoined, Tudor-arched doorway with sunk spandrels (and C20 part glazed door). To left is quoined window with single-light window above. Bays 1 and 2 have double-chamfered mullion windows, to bay 1 of 5 lights and 4 lights above with smaller, blocked, 2-light window on right; to bay 2 of 6 lights (3 mullions removed) and 4 lights above. Gutter spout in valley. Chamfered kneelers and coping. Part-broken finials, base of that to left with raised letter 'H'. Renewed stacks on right of bay 2 and to ridge on left of bay 3. Barn (on right): quoins to right. Central round-arched doorway with quoins, voussoirs and dropped triple keystone and narrow rectangular opening above. On left 2 blind windows of 2 lights (formerly of 3 and 4 lights) with former 3-light window above flanked by 6-pigeon holes with ledges. Rear: house: left bay has Tudor-arched, chamfered, quoined doorway with a plain stone surround window to its right on both floors. Plain gutter brackets. Cross-wings, masked by added, gabled shelter, each have a 4-light window (mullions removed from right wing) with a 4-light flat faced mullion window above and, to right wing, a plain stone surround doorway with tie-stones. Barn: masonry continues from house, indicating both of one build originally. Opposed cart-entry. Doorway on left. Gutter brackets continued from house. Left return (house): to left on ground-floor two former 2-light windows and a chamfered single-light.


Last updated: 01/05/2025