Description

SO 90 NW BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT BATTLESCOMBE

5/11 Upper Battlescombe Farmhouse

GV II

Detached farmhouse. Mid C18; early C19 addition. Random rubble
limestone; ashlar and concrete block rebuilt chimneys; stone
slate roof. Two-storey with attic. Front: 2-window fenestration
to original house to left, all timber framed with leaded iron
casements and timber lintels. Central C19 gabled porch with double
plank doors; small round arched porch side windows. Addition to
right with single 12-pane sash in plain opening to each floor.
Three ridge-mounted chimneys. West end: off-centre doorway with
stone lintel; leaded attic casement. Outshut to rear. Interior:
not inspected but panelled shutters to front sashes still in place.
A relatively intact example of a farmhouse of this date with
original fenestration. Forms part of group with barn (q.v.) and
stable with cartshed (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO9180106037

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383601

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover