Description

POUGHILL
SS 80 NE
7/197
- Marsh Farmhouse
- II

Farmhouse. Circa 1840. Plastered rubble; rubble stacks with C19 brick chimney
shafts; asbestos slate roof. 4-room plan house facing south. Each pair of rooms
either side of central staircase is heated by an axial stack. 2 storeys.
Symmetrical 5-window frontage of C19 16-pane sashes and one C20 replacement without
glazing bars. Stucco pilasters divide the front 1:3:1. Central panelled and
glazed door has overlight with glazing bars and fluted doorcase which includes
small plain brackets and a vestigial hood. Secondary doors each end, that to right
(east) sheltered by slate-roof porch. Plain timber eaves cornice and low pitch
roof is hipped each end. Rear elevation has plainer 5-window front including a
central arch-headed stair window with Gothick glazing bars and including some C19
leaded, stained glass. Most other windows are C19 3-light casements with glazing
bars and relatively small rectangular panes, much original crown glass. Central 4-
panel door with flat hood on shaped brackets. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS8623307646

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542735

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)