| Description | This stone built laithe house was a product of agricultural prosperity in the early and mid 19th century, and was probably one of the first to suffer from later economic depression. The original structure was built of watershot masonry and comprised a long linear range, with a two cell double pile dwelling to the west and a laithe to the east. The house is two storeys high. The doors and windows have square cut jambs, and the windows are all of hung sash type apart from the first floor window at the rear, which has square sectioned mullions. The laithe covers a larger area than the house, with a large central door and a smaller opposing door creating a through draught for a threshing floor. Inside the laithe to the west there is an open storage area for crops, and to the east there is a mistal with a hayloft over. An outshut was added to the west gable of the house in the mid 19th century. The agricultural buildings expanded too, the emphasis being placed on dairying, with a new cowshed for about 10 beasts being added to the laithe.
(Text edited from C Giles site visit report, 1979). |