Description

SO 24 NW CLIFFORD CP A 438 (east side)

1/71 Upper Court

29/9/52
II*

Farmhouse. Mid-C16 with C17 and later additions. Rubble, stone slate
roof. U-plan, front range north/south forms original house, east/west
range from south end; another north/south range contains the offices
(kitchen, dairy and so on). North/south front range: cross-wing at north
end, about same length as width of house because of C19 brick lean-to on
east side; central porch on this side, basically mid-C16, stack on west
wall of cross-wing, and south-west corner; east/west range mid C17; other north/
south range late C17. West front: 2 storeys, gable to left, 2 lateral stacks;
irregular fenestration, 1:2:1 windows, 4-pane flush boxed sashes; ground floor:
two 4-pane boxed sashes to left under concrete lintels; half-glazed door left
of centre with overlight and late C19 gabled hood; 4-light casement with
concrete lintel to right. North wall of north cross-wing has a reset lancet
near north-east corner, perhaps C13 from Clifford Castle (qv). Porch on
east wall probably early C17 with exposed framing, 2 curved raking struts
to gable. Interior: heavily moulded ceiling beams to central ground floor
room. Moulded door surround to upper room of porch. The mid-C19 outshot
contains a Chinese Chippendale style staircase. (RCHM 1, p 41, no 15).

Listing NGR: SO2441745400

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537493

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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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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings