Summary
This is a fairly typical earth closet, although a little smaller than most. It is rendered internally and painted yellow, the stonework is of cobbles and quarried slate in mortar with both upright and flat quoins. There is a square set oak ridge purlin, roughly sawn rafters and torched thick slates with sandstone ridge. No fitting remain.
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Monument Types
- PRIVY HOUSE (latrine, Mid 19th C to Late 19th C - 1850 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
This is a fairly typical earth closet, although perhaps somewhat smaller than most. It is rendered internally and painted yellow, the stonework is of cobbles and quarried slate in mortar with both upright and flat quoins. There is a square set oak ridge purlin, roughly sawn rafters and torched thick slates with sandstone ridge. No fitting remain.
(NT VBS SURVEYOR: 1986)
References
- SZI50236 - Vernacular Building Survey: Martin Higgins. 01/08/1986. Vernacular building survey of Tongue House Farm, Duddon.
Other Statuses and References
None Recorded
Associated Events
- ENA1460 - Field Survey, Vernacular Building Survey, Tongue House Farm, Duddon Valley, 1986
Associated Finds
None Recorded