Listed Building record MDR10877 - No. 44 High Street, Whitwell

No. 44 High Street, Whitwell, originally a 16th century timber-framed house. 'The house is built of roughly squared and coursed magnesian limestone rubble, with a high plinth along the road side. The western half has a lower eavesline than the eastern, and the pantiled roof is hipped over the eastern half, where the ridge runs back over a rear wing with a laithe beyond. The house was built in the 16th century as an L-shaped three room house, timber framed on a stone plinth, and may have included elements of an earlier building. The walls were rebuilt in stone at the beginning of the 19th century. In the mid 19th century the walls of the eastern range were raised and the laithe added to the northern end.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 57 NW PARISH OF WHITWELL HIGH STREET 2/168 (North Side) No 44 GV II Farmhouse and barn under continuous roof. Early C19. Coursed squared sandstone with sandstone dressings. Hipped pantile roof with ridge stack; rear gabled wing with gable stack. Two storeys. Set sideways-on to the street. Street elevation of two bays. Two-light sliding sash under segmental arched head, and to the left a similar window under plain lintel. Similar but smaller window above, and blind window to the right. East elevation of four bays. House to the left is double fronted. Central doorway under segmental arch, and with plank door. Flanked by 2-light sliding sashes under segmental arches. Two 2-light sliding sashes above under flat arches, either side of a blind window. Barn to the right has a central cart entrance and a doorway under a flat arch to the left. Two shuttered square openings above. Listing NGR: SK5271676805.' (2)