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Neddy House, Grinton in Swaledale |
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Neddy House, 1663, is one of the most attractive houses in the village of Grinton. The name probably comes from it being a Nether or Low Hall. The barn on the south side of Neddy House was originally an attached cottage. ‡yd For greater detail see the Arts and Humanities Data Service site, reference: ADS Record ID - YDNPA05-MYD34989. |
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The date stone over the door shows 1663 and the initials GH and FH (?) |
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The central chimney stack is very weathered. It carries the wording '1665. God save the King' to commemerate the restoration of Charles II in 1660. The 'N' and 'G' are carved sideways! ‡fw |
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For very many years this was the home of John Raw. He regularly went shopping in Reeth coming back with it in a box on the board at the back. |
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The new owner found that the front wall was leaning outwards and all renovation was stopped and structural scaffolding put in place to support it. After very prolonged discussions with the various authorities as it is a listed building, permission was given to re-build the front wall. |
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The front wall and roof have now been removed. |
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Many of the Dales' houses are built of stone. The construction may be seen here - two outer walls of shaped stones with lime mortar and the centre of packed smaller stones acting as the equivalent of the modern cavity wall. |
| ADS Record ID - YDNPA05-MYD34989 | For the full technical details of the architecture detailed on the ADS site click here |
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