Description

ALTON C.P. TOWN HEAD (North-west side) SK 0624-0724 13/62 Cowhouse approximately 25 yards west of Town Head Farm- 3.1.67 house (Formerly listed as "Barn at Townsend Farm") GV II

Cowhouse. C17 with later addition. Ashlar with herringbone tooling; plain tile roof. 5-bay range aligned east-west with a single bay extension to the west. North side: one storey and attic, main range to left, extension to the right. Main range: buttresses at the bay divisions, door to right of centre; casement to left of centre, square window opening to left with boarded door, square loft openings to left and right. Extension: chamfered eaves band and coped verges. Left hand gable: central loft door with pigeon holes over. Right hand gable: 2 ground floor doors and central loft door. South side: main range to right, extension to left. Main range: buttresses at the bay divisions, doors to right, left and centre; 3 windows, one to the left of each door, square loft opening to the right. Extension: large inserted cart entrance to the right, rectangular loft opening to the left.

Listing NGR: SK0749942430

External Links

• Wikidata Q26486132

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