Description

NY 42 NW GREYSTOKE MOTHERBY

15/139 Motherby House and
barn/stables
adjoining

II

House and barn/stables. Early C19. Dressed pink sandstone with V-jointed
quoins under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and kneelers; ashlar
twin candlestick chimney stacks. Barn/stables of whitewashed rubble with flush
quoins, under hipped graduated greenslate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays with rear
lower 2-bay extension and left long lower barn/stables. Panelled door and
overlight in pilastered surround under cornice. Sash windows with glazing bars
in mixed stone surrounds. Barn/stables front wall blank, but for plank door and
irregular slit vents. Right return wall and rear extension wall are slate hung;
the opposite wall of extension has door and sash windows with glazing bars in
stone surrounds. Rear of barn/stable has numerous plank doors and loft doorways
in stone surrounds. Further barn adjoining the extension is not of interest.
Has prominent position when approaching the village from the east.

Listing NGR: NY4297328477

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505495

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)