Description

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5141 CASTOR CASTOR ROAD
Belsize Farmhouse
TF 10 SW 10/139 15.12.55
II
2.
Probably C16/17. Former grange of the Benedictine Abbey of Peterborough. In
1214 Abbot Robert of Lindsey built houses at Belsize. In C15, Belsize must
have been a small village. At Dissolution it belonged to monastery of Peterborough
and in 1650 it was sold by the Commissioners. (VCH).
Long coursed stone rubble house with gabled cross wing at west end. Steeply
pitched Welsh slate roof with gabled ends. West end of roof is at slightly
lower level. Two storeys. Mostly C19 2-light casements with glazing bars.
Ground floor, south side of east range, there is a C17 2-light stone mullion
window. Brick ridge and end chimney stacks. Lean-to in the angle of cross
wing on south side. Rear (north) wall partly rebuilt in brick. Interior: heavy
unsawn timber ceiling beams. VCH Northamptonshire Vol II.

Listing NGR: TF1384701129

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26419765

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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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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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)