Description

CHIRBURY C.P. -
SO 29 NE

8/32 The Ridge Farmhouse
-

- II

Shown on O.S. map as Upper Ridge.
Farmhouse. C17, eaves raised and remodelled late C18, extended mid-
C19 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with painted
brick infill, painted rubblestone to gable ends and C19 additions; graded
slate roof. 2 storeys. Framing: square and rectangular panels, 2 from
cill to original wall-plate with 2 light square panels above; 2 late
C19 casements below eaves, one to each side of central C19 gabled brick
porch, C19 casement to right on ground floor with C20 French window
to left; integral reddish brown brick stack to right gable end and C20
end stack to left replacing massive axial stack. Stone and brick outshut
to rear. Interior: chamfered cross beams in right ground-floor room;
square panels exposed to back wall, one with lath and plaster infill
visible but original roof trusses plastered over at time of resurvey
(October 1985). Mid-C19 two-storey range at right-angles to left is
not of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SO2806498016

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306093

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version