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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 146
 Date Entered 01/03/2011
 Updated on 28/03/2011
 Recorded by Stephen Eastmead (admin)
 Category Vernacular Record
 Record Type General HER
 Site Access Public Footpath
 Record Date 28/02/2011
 Location Low Hollings Near Marske
 Civil Parish Marske
 Brit. National Grid SE 10169 99226
 Altitude 220m
 Geology Situated just below a limestone escarpment at Cabin Scar.
 Record Name Abandoned Farmhouse
 Record Description Abandoned farmhouse, barn and yard. There are some old style Calor gas fittings in the house and what appears to be a basic attempt at indoor sanitation but no bath.. No electricity although some plumbing associated with the range. It appears not to have been lived in for some time. ? 20 - 30+ years.
 Image 1 ID 367         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Barn, house and garth near Marske
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 Image 2 Description House with entrance to yard
 Image 3 ID 369         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Yard contains a 3 section outhouse backing onto the barn. Right hand section is a double seater earth closet.
 Image 4 ID 370         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Left hand section containing copper boiler. Middle section not shown was empty
 Image 5 ID 371         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Kitchen range
 Image 6 ID 372         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description Sitting room. An adjacent closet contained a toilet.
 Image 7 ID 373         Click image to enlarge
 Image 7 Description Main bedroom (only 2 bedrooms)
 Image 8 ID 374         Click image to enlarge
 Image 8 Description Kitchen gas light . There was a similar one in the sitting room
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 Image 9 Description Barn stalls
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 Image 10 Description Barn roof structure
 Image 11 ID 530         Click image to enlarge
 Image 11 Description Yard
 Image 12 ID 531         Click image to enlarge
 Image 12 Description Water tank in kitchen
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 Image 13 Description Modern toilet in main sitting room cupboard
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 Image 14 Description Stairs
 Image 15 ID 535         Click image to enlarge
 Image 15 Description Small bedroom (1 of 2)
 Image 16 ID 536         Click image to enlarge
 Image 16 Description Main Bedroom (2 of 2)
 Image 17 ID 537         Click image to enlarge
 Image 17 Description Stairs
 Image 18 ID 538         Click image to enlarge
 Image 18 Description Kitchen cupboard
 Image 19 ID 539         Click image to enlarge
 Image 19 Description Garth
 Image 20 ID 540         Click image to enlarge
 Image 20 Description Garth
 Image 21 ID 541         Click image to enlarge
 Image 21 Description Barn
 Image 22 ID 542         Click image to enlarge
 Image 22 Description Slate table
 
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