Description

BRIGHOUSE CHURCH LANE, (OFF) SOUTHOWRAt.I
SE 12 SW (north side)

3/55 Cross Platts Farmhouse

II

House of early to mid C17 now in 2 occupations. Hammer-dressed (rendered) stone,
stone slate roof. 2 2 storeys. Hall and cross-wing. 3-bay south front has
gabled cross-wing which projects and has altered windows. Right hand return
wall has 2-light chamfered mullioned window to 1st floor and lateral stack. 2nd
bay (housebody) has double chamfered mullioned window of 6 lights (3 mullions
removed) with 4-light window over (lacking 2 mullions) 3rd bay has double
chamfered 2-light fire window (lacking mullion). Hoodmould continues over both
windows with diamond label stops. Beyond firewindow is doorway with basket
arched lintel with spandrels and chamfered composite jambs leading into
hearth passage.

Interior: Housebody has stop chamfered spine beams, rear storeroom has diamond
set wooden mullioned windows visible only from inside. King post truss in
smoke bay with mortices to soffit for firehood.

Listing NGR: SE1225123695

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26479076

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)