Description

SO 90 SW BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT BOURNES GREEN

7/16 Avenis Farmhouse

28.6.60

II

Detached farmhouse. Dated BMM/1699. Coursed rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. Two-storey with attic; former cowshed at north east end. Front: 2 full gables, left with 2 fire insurance plates and datestone, each with 2-light chamfered mullioned casement and hoodmould. Six-window fenestration, all 2- light, 4 to left grouped under combined hoodmould. Central doorway with chamfered opening and plank door. C20 fenestration to former cowshed. South west end: former granary loft with stone steps having projecting nosing to top landing. Projecting anti-rat course runs around this gable end. Rear: 2 gabled wings each with gable-mounted chimney having moulded cap, one with restored shaft. C20 entrance hall addition below right gable. Scattered C20 casement fenestration. Interior: extensively altered during restoration from ruinous state. Half of main range has upper floor removed to create double-height space.

Listing NGR: SO9105104328

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version