Description

MORCHARD BISHOP SS 70 NE 5/123 - The Shores Farmhouse - II

Small farmhouse. Mid C17. Plastered cob on rubble footings, exposed to right and rear; stone rubble stack with C19 brick chimney shaft; thatched roof under corrugated iron. 2 room plan house facing south comprising small entrance lobby and stairs at right (east) end. Large heated room and small unheated room at left (west) end. Large lateral stack projecting to rear. 2-storeys with attics in roofspace. 2 window front of late C19-early C20 casements with glazing bars. Third first floor window now blocked at right end over the plank door in chamfered door frame. Attics lit by small casements in gable ends. Wall plate with chamfered soffit shows under front eaves. Interior: main room has a chamfered and scroll-stopped crossbeam to right and a roughly finished crossbeam to left. Fireplace is blocked but oven on left side shows by external projection. Cream alcove to right of fireplace. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS7508608731

External Links

• Wikidata Q26542374

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)