Description

SD 91 NW LITTLEBOROUGH BLACKSTONE EDGE
OLD ROAD
(south side)

1/7 Humber Farmhouse
and adjoining
- barn

- II
Farmhouse and barn. Mid and early C18 respectively with
later additions. Hammer-dressed stone (the house watershot)
with graduated stone slate roof. 2-bay single-depth house
with 2 storeys and barn under a continuous roof to right.
Quoins and projecting plinth. Central porch wing, of
slightly later date, has chamfered door surround and is
flanked by a 2-light double-chamfered stone mullion window
on either side on each floor. The upper floor had a window
inserted in the C18, now blocked. Coped gable with
kneelers. Gable and ridge chimney stacks. The barn has
opposed cart entries, a shippon door to left and lean-to
extension and small additional wing to gable-end and rear.
An inscribed stone on the rear includes the initials IS
(Isaac Smith). Rear of house has C20 porch and 2-light
window as above.

Listing NGR: SD9490116493

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26321239

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)