Description

SD 92NE BLACKSHAW C.P. NEW ROAD,
SD 957284 Colden

7/31 Lower Strines Farmhouse
and Lower Strines Cottage
1.11.66 (formerly listed as Lower
Strines)
G.V. II

House, late C16 wing with slightly later (c.1600) main range, now forms 2
dwellings. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. Hall-and-crosswing plan with
rear baffle entry. 2 storeys. Wing set slightly forward from main range has
rebuilt (c.1980) west front which retains double chamfered mullioned windows
with arched heads and sunken spandrels of 5 lights. These have hoodmoulds with
straight returns with 3-light window over to 1st floor. Housebody has double
chamfered mullioned windows to ground floor retaining some ovolo moulded
mullions. 2-light fire-window, 6-light housebody window with king mullion and
same to parlour window. 1st floor has chamfered mullioned windows. Single
light over fire-window inserted c.1980; two 3-light windows. Attached to left
hand return wall is single cell extension c.1980 out of sympathy with the
building. Rear has single light to left of 3-light window. 2 chamfered windows
formerly of 2 lights to 1st floor. Doorway, at junction with wing, has cyma
moulded surround. Wing has 5-light chamfered windows with arched heads. 2-
light flat faced mullioned window over to 1st floor. Right hand return wall has
extruded gable stack. One other stack to ridge.
Interior: Division wall between wing and housebody has 2 doorways with roll-
moulded surround to either side of the former dais end of the original single
storey hall the roofline of which is still visible. This end is now altered to
form the smoke bay and retains its bressumer and reeded spine beams. Parlour
has fine fireplace with basket arch, cyma moulded surround and deeply sunken
spandrels. The eastern spine beam has a groove to its soffit and it would
appear that formerly service rooms were divided from the parlour. C.F. Stell,
p.114, 263, 276, 283.

Listing NGR: SD9577528408

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26419491

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