Description

SK 57 NW PARISH OF WHITWELL OFF BROAD LANE
2/165 (North Side)
26.8.65 The Birks Farmhouse
II

Farmhouse. Mid C18. Coursed squared sandstone and sandstone ashlar. Welsh slate
roof with stone gable stacks. Two storeys and attics. Banded quoins, plain first
floor band, moulded cornice and blocking course. West elevation of 1-3-1 bays, the
centre three advanced and pedimented, with banded quoins. Central doorway with
moulded doorcase and bracketted pediment. Raised and fielded panelled door with
rectangular overlight. Flanked by glazing bar sashes in plain ashlar surrounds. The
outer bays have similar sashes. The first floor has a central glazing bar sash in
plain ashlar surround, flanked by blind windows with similar surrounds, and flanked in
turn by glazing bar sashes in plain ashlar surrounds. The interior has an C18 dogleg
staircase, closed string heavy turned balusters and moulded handrail. The cellar has
a moulded four-centred arched stone doorway and three blocked 2-light recessed and
chamfered mullioned windows. In first floor rooms are two stone bolection moulded
fireplaces and a cupboard with raised and fielded panelled door.

Listing NGR: SK5475976861

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26402683

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)