Description

NX 91 SE (INSET) ST BEES B5345 (West side)
St Bees

8/64 Abbey Farmhouse

6.4.79

G.V. II

House. Dated 1679; later additions and alterations. Richard Caton of Lancaster
was mason. Decorative, dated, door lintel on north return incorporates initials
IL : B (John Lowther : Baronet - owner); RS (Richard Stainton - tenant) and TT
(Thomas Tickell - estate steward). Main block, to right in farmyard elevation,
incised stucco with rusticated quoins. Graduated slate roof with outshut to
rear. Stone copings and kneelers; rendered mid and end chimneys. Symmetrical;
3 storeys, 3 bays, with sashes to each floor (2nd floor sashes smaller).
Part-glazed door on north return has sash to left on ground and 2nd floors above
above on 1st floor. All sashes with glazing bars in stone surrounds. 2-storey,
2-bay block adjoining south return is pebble-dashed rubble under graduated slate
roof. Plank door, with paired sash in stone surround to each floor on right.
(Information on initials provided by Blake Tyson).

Listing NGR: NX9686112228

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26378161

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Recommended Books

• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas