Description

AUSTREY WARTON LANE
SK2ONE (East side)
2/11
22/07/53 Bishops Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse Early/mid C16; C20 panel an porch has date 1521. Timber-framed, of
close studding with middle rails and plastered infill on high sandstone plinth.
Rear wing largely rebuilt in brick. old plain-tile roof; brick central stack,
Baffle-entry T-plan with wing to rear. 2 storeys; 3-window range. Later
timber-framed open-fronted porch has gabled plain-tile roof. C20 double-leaf
doors inside. C20 leaded casements, mostly of 3 lights. Brickwork below
ground-floor windows has painted sham framing. First floor has 4-light casement
on left, and casements to right and right corner. Left return side has 4-light
casements. Gables have 2-light casements; right gable is plastered. Rear is
irregular. Interior: room in rear wing has open fireplace and chamfered ceiling
beam. Old plank doors. Room to left of entrance is noted as having early C17
panelling, fireplace with eared architrave, and overmantel of 2 panels with S
carved terminal figures, said to be dated 1621. VCH records that room to right
has large open fireplace and beamed ceiling.
(VCH: Warwickshire; Vol IV, p9)

Listing NGR: SK2927206663

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481410

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)