Description

PREES C.P. Aldersey Lane (south-
SJ 53 SE west side)

7/55 Aldersey Farmhouse
-
- II
Farmhouse. Probably C17, extended and partly rebuilt mid-C19, with later
additions and alterations. Timber framed now roughcast and rebuilt in
C19 red brick to front; machine tile roof. 2-cell baffle-entry type with
gabled range to rear forming T-plan; lower C19 extension to right. One
storey and attic. 2- and 3-light C19 casements with segmental engineering
brick heads to ground floor, one to left and 2 to right of contemporary
gabled brick porch with C20 half-glazed door under round-headed arch.
Late C19 gabled eaves dormers directly above left and centre casements;
central red brick ridge stack. Projecting single-purlin ends to gables,
including to rear. Interior: timber frame (square panels) exposed to
original back wall, now with C20 lean-to against it. Large central
stack with partly infilled inglenook fireplace to right ground-floor
room, which also has 2 chamfered spine beams and heavy joists with chamfer
stops. C20 single-storey addition in angle to rear on left is not
of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SJ5502632193

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26507884

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)