Building record 1293406000 - UPPER NORTH DEAN FARMHOUSE

Grade II. House, partly incorporating former barn attached to right. C17 bay to left with c.1840 extension to right and C20 extensions to rear. Left bay is timber framed with whitewashed brick infill, raised eaves, tiled roof and C19-C20 brick chimney to left. 2 storeys, with 3-light barred wooden casement to ground floor and 3-light leaded casement to upper storey. To right is a single leaded light and a blocked door, formerly a lobby entry. Circa 1840 extension slightly set back to right is of flint with brick dressings, off-set eaves and Denner Hill stone quoins to right. Tiled roof, brick chimney to right. 2 storeys, 3 bays. 4-pane sashes to upper storey and ground floor right; ground floor left rebuilt C20 in brick with 3-pane sash, C20 door and lean-to porch. Small C20 link at right end to early C19 barn. Barn is of timber frame and weatherboard, with old tile roof. 3 bays, Central gabled projecting cart entry, partly blocked, with Denner Hill stone quoins to plinth. Catslide extensions to flanking bays. Left bay is part of house. Interior of C17 bay shows timber framing but has had chimney to right removed (B1).
Formerly known as North Dean House. At the end of World War I, North Dean House was bought by George Holt Thomas, newspaper publisher and aircraft manufacturer. His company was involved in the manufacture of Allied aircraft in World War I and after the war he established the first commercial airline to fly between London and Paris. In 1936 North Dean House was purchased by Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, a philanthropist who worked in the family firm H I Rowntree & Co. Seebohm and his father Joseph Rowntree were pioneers in labour management and social reform (B2).