Description

ST 69 NE ALKINGTON A.38
(east side)
4/50
Home Farm Cottage,
Newport

II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C17, heightened c.1800 and later alterations including
late C19 outshut. Rubble, rendered with concrete tile roof. Single depth plan
with half width rear outshut. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Off centre doors flanked by
C20 canted bay windows. Three 12-pane sashes above. Brick gable end stacks with
weathering. Rear elevation has modern and C19 windows and pent porch. Lower roof
line with small upper floor windows, the centre one is a 2-light casement in
original frame with centre timber mullion. Interior shows original 2 cell through
passage plan. The ground floor rooms have spine beams but these have been plastered.
Bressummer beam hacked back. Inglenook with original stair concealed to left.
Late C19 staircase in outshut. First floor has one room originally open to the
roof now ceiled. Roof has principal rafters with collars and staggered purlins;
principals halved and pegged at apex. Rear slope original with rafters, front slope
showing c.1800 eaves heightening but mid C20 reroofing covers surviving timbers.
One principal truss closed showing attic floored from start.

Listing NGR: ST6996097731

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26531410

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