Description

KENTON MAMHEAD (west side), Kenton
SX 98 SE

6/249 Ford Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. Probably a C19 remodelling of a C17 house. Colourwashed rendered cob on
stone rubble footings; left end stack with bread oven, rear lateral stck with tall
brick shaft; slate roof, gabled at ends.
Plan: Interior not inspected, plan form therefore not clear at time of survey but
possibly a 3-room and passage arrangement, lower end to the right, 2 heated rooms to
the left;. front door to right of centre said to lead into a passage. Very shallow
projection to rear left; single storey lean-to to rear right and centre.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5 window front with regular fenestration and a
gabled C19 trellis porch to right of centre with curly bargeboards; panelled front
door probably into through passage. French window to left of centre, fenestration of
C19 16-pane timber sashes except the 2 ground floor windows right of the porch which
have fixed grilles. The 4 windows and a door, 2 windows to the first floor of the
main block, one to the ground floor. C20 gabled projection to right of centre,
shallow projection (possibly for a former stair) to the right.
Interior: Not inspected, said to be plain with no exposed ceiling beams (information
from occupier).
An attractive evolved house on a conspicuous site facing the road.

Listing NGR: SX9576583120

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26462770

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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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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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)