Description

COLEBROOKE COLEBROOKE
SX 79 NE
5/103
- Youngs Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C19, remodelled in late C19. Plastered cob and rubble, one wall
is slate hung; stone rubble stacks with plastered brick chimney shafts; slate
roof.
L-shaped building facing south. 2-room front block with right (east) end stack.
Rear block at right angles behind left room with stack in wall between serving
back-to-back fireplaces. Stair and entrance in block in angle between 2 wings. 2
storeys with basement to front wing. Symmetrical 3-window front remodelled in late
C19 and includes 16-pane sashes and central first floor 12-pane sash. Cream-
coloured machine brick quoins. Roof is hipped each end. The left (west) side
facing onto farmyard is slate bung and 3 windows, C20 casements except 12-pane
sashes on each floor towards front. Roof hipped each end. East front includes C19
and C20 casements, the earlier with glazing bars. Stair block has tall round-
headed sash with glazing bars on east side and main door on north side, a C19 6-
panel door and incised decoration on reveals and doorcase. Interior not inspected.
It is included for group value being situated opposite the church.

Listing NGR: SX7699699959

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26544575

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)