Description

SJ 87 NW NETHER ALDERLEY C.P. WELSH ROW
(South Side)

4/150 Cross Farmhouse [formerly
14/4/1967 listed as Cross Farm Cottage
(formerly Farmhouse at
Alderley Cross)]

GV II

Formerly farmhouse, now 2 farm cottages: partly C17, rewalled early
C19, with addition to right dated 1735. English garden wall bond red
brick, Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and 3 brick chimneys.
2-storey, 4-bay front. Left 2 bays formerly timber framed but outer
walls rebuilt in brick. Left end bay has 3-light wooden casements
under cambered brick heads and other bay has 5-light ovolo-moulded,
wood mullioned windows with lattice leaded glazing, the top one in a
timber framed gabled half dormer with coving above the window. Right
2 bays are a taller and deeper addition. Right end bay has 3-light
square-sectioned stone-mullions under flat brick heads with
rectangular leaded glazing. To left 4-board door with iron strap
hinges, in a heavy wooden frame on padstones, under a flat brick head.
Similar 2-light window above. Date stone reads TMN 1735.
Interior: of right-hand part. Dogleg staircase of simple handrail,
square newels with curved shaped tops and inserted flat balusters.
4-board door with iron strap hinges throughout, most with wooden
latches and handles. Chamfered ceiling beams with flat stops. Brick
barrel-vaulted cellar under house has stone slab benches, and a half
cellar to the rear of the house has similar benches.

Listing NGR: SJ8432976930

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26432426

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)