Description

SP05SE BIDFORD-ON-AVON THE BANK
(East side)
Marlcliff
5/65 No.6 (Marlcliff Farmhouse)

- II

Farmhouse. Possibly C16 origins with C17 and later additions and alterations,
and early C19 refacing. Red brick with brick dentil cornice; lower wing of
coursed lias at lower level on right. Late C20 tile roofs with narrow brick
external end stacks to main block. 3-unit plan, extended to double-depth. 2
storeys, 3-window range. Early C19, six-panelled door with moulded
architrave, and single wood lintel over door and window to left; door hood on
simple cut brackets. Early C19 casements with glazing bars and brick flat
arches; canted bay window to right of door. Left end wall rebuilt C20. Level
raised C19. Lias wing has late C17/early C18 two-panelled door and
one window and dormer. C17 timber framed gable. To rear 2 projecting
gabled wings side by side; possibly C17, refaced early C19. Regular coursed
lias with lias flat arches to windows. Wings partly obscure lias stack with
brick shaft to rear of lower wing. Interior: 3 ground floor front rooms early
C19, with 6-panelled doors. Entrance hall has earlier straight flight stair-
case opening out of it to rear, and beside it access to former open fireplace,
now walled off as a store room. Room to rear with some exposed timbering and
old 2-light window frame with C17 or earlier board shutters. Ground floor room
in lower wing has stop-chamfered ceiling beam, open fireplace (altered) and old
latch to external door. Much exposed C16 and C17 framing to 1st floor. Front
room on right has a close studded partition, partly opened up. Several C17
three-plank doors. A number of doors throughout have H-hinges.

Listing NGR: SP0954750653

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26275547

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)