Description

LANGAR CUM BARNSTONE CROPWELL BISHOP ROAD
SK73SW (south side)
5/117 Bottom House
1.11.74 Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. Early C18. Brick. Steeply-pitched, twin, plain-tile
roof with dentil eaves cornice and gable copings on square kneelers.
The central valley is higher than the eaves and contains the two
stacks. Double-depth plan. Two storeys and garrets. Symmetrical
3-bay facade. Central door within trellis porch. A single sash
window with glazing bars to each side with segmental head and keystone.
Three smaller windows to 1st floor. A 3-course brick band between the
floors is raised over the ground-floor openings. The side elevations
have a single sash window with glazing bars to the front range ground
and 1st floors, and smaller casements to the rear range and garrets.
Brick bands between floors. The garret windows have brick hood moulds.
Single-storey rear wing at 90° with pantile roof.
Interior: archway in hall with keystone and impost blocks. Contemporary
dog-leg stair with moulded handrail and later stick balusters. Several
early doors some with 4 fielded panels and moulded architraves. Cheese-
press in kitchen attached to wall. The rear wing is arcaded and
contains fireplaces, flues, set pots etc.

Listing NGR: SK7236434426

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26529246

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings