Summary
This small two storey building is now used to accommodate animals but was used as small two bay cottage independent of the main farmhouse. At present the ground floor is divided up into three calf hulls.
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Monument Types
- HAYLOFT (Late 16th C to Late 19th C - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
- COW HOUSE (Late 16th C to Late 19th C - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
- FARM LABOURERS COTTAGE (Late 16th C to Late 19th C - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
This small two storey building is now used as animal accommodation but is quite clearly intended to be used as small two bay cottage independent of the main farmhouse. The present farmer, Mr Williamson, can remember a wash-tub set against the fireplace, although this has been removed and the flue blocked the chimney remains. At present the ground floor is divided up into three calf hulls.
IMPORTANT FEATURES - Fire bressumer and 'jowl post' arrangement, and the layout of the other two beams.
ROOF - The tie-beam truss and most of the purlins are of sawn pine, rafters are upright and torched slates rise to a black ceramic ridge.
WALLS - Somewhat surprisingly much of the walling is of a style usually associated with rebuilt work of the 20th century. If this is indeed the case it is strange that the window arrangement was kept the same as the 17th century stonework.
DOOR - Rough plank and batten - 20th century.
WINDOW - This has been reduced in width, the reason for this possibly being to fit a standard unit in place economically. A carved jowl-like post supports the end of the fire bressumer. All of the glazing and shutters are 20th century.
DETAILS - The fire beam and central beam are each chamfered with run off stops, but the plain suggesting it formed the top of a division. The existence of windows front and rear at the southern end suggest the area was divided further into a pantry and parlour in the fashion of three bay houses. It was not possible to confirm this on the visit.
The first floor is presently reached by a near vertical ladder in the south-west corner. This is probably not the original position for the stair ladder but is was not possible to search for other positions on the visit. Since there is no gable entrance a ladder could have been set against an outside wall here as found in other small two bay cottages. The first floor is plastered internally, but bales of hay prevented close inspection.
(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