Description

DARRINGTON WENTBRIDGE
SE41NE
(west side of road)
7/27 Wenthill Farmhouse
11.12.1967
- II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1627 in gable wall of wing (modern datestone);
altered and restored. Coursed squared magnesian limestone, and daubed render
probably covering similar masonry; stone slate roof. L-shaped plan formed by
single-unit main range on north-south axis, with rear outshut, and 2-unit
crosswing at north end. Two and 2 1/2 storeys, one and 2 bays respectively; the
east front has a small gabled porch in the angle with the wing, a 4-light
recessed casement to the left, a similar 3-light window above this; and a
large chimney stack on the ridge in line with the porch; the left gable wall
has a 3-light window on each floor (matching those at the front), and a
3-step mounting block towards the rear. The wing has window a 4-light window
at 1st floor, and a 3-light attic window with stone mullions; continuous
dripbands over all these windows, that at ground floor carried round; modern
datestone inscribed:
+
1627
WM
ridged gable coping with kneelers; large chimney in centre of ridge.
Re-entrant wall has a 2-light stone mullion window at 1st floor (above
porch). The north return wall of the wing has windows of 3,3, and 2 lights at
ground floor, 4 and lights above, all with rendered surrounds. At the
rear, the gable of the wing has one window on each floor (4, 4, and 2
lights), the outshut has a modern addition at ground floor and a large gabled
dormer in the roof.
Interior; a large lateral beam in the main range; deep chimney stack 2; roof
trusses in the attic of the wing.

Listing NGR: SE4872017488

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26428885

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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