Description

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50 81 NE
3/215

UPTON ST LEONARDS
Bondend Road
Cannons Court
Nos 1-3
Former Farm group circa 75 metres north of Home Farm

(Formerly listed as Farm group circa 75 metres north of Home Farm, BONDEND)

II
Remains of model farm group. Circa 1860. Red brick in irregular bond, fish scale roof tiles. A Symmetrical group around a small yard enclosed by wall on fourth side; central principal block in two floors flanked by lower wings to gabled ends. Principal block to front has central gable over large elliptical opening with plank doors to through-way beneath an open oculus and flanked by plank doors to segmental heads below small blind oculi; hexagonal wooden bell-cote or ventilator centre to ridge. To each side lower unit returned forward. To left has blocked doorway each side of elliptical-headed opening, arched windows, and segmental-headed doorway. To right are two doors and one blocked opening, all to segmental heads, and elliptical opening, also two arched windows with iron casements. Outer gables of these wings have arched window below a small oculus.

Back of group has centre block with wide elliptical opening beneath loading door and small oculus flanked by arched openings and small oculi; to left, lower gable is over two elliptical openings and arched opening, and to right a similar gable but with oculus only; the two elliptical openings are on the return wall to the west. Outer faces of wings have various arched openings and doors in similar detail to remainder. Enclosing yard wall in drystone limestone block to flat coping ramped at outer ends, one square pier to pyramidal capping, left, the other destroyed. Moulded brick detailing to openings and eaves.

Interior retains good king-post roof trusses, stone and brick floors some brick partition walls; loft floor at rear of left wing.

A good unspoiled group, formerly part of a larger scheme.

Listing NGR: SO8703215246

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433996

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Recommended Books

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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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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)