Description

FRODSHAM C.P. GODSCROFT LANE SJ 57 NW (East Side) 2/70 Godscroft Hall Farmhouse. II Farmhouse probably early C18 (with some earlier reused materials), cased in sandstone and extended to right circa 1830 (datestone DW 1746 on brick farm building not included in this item). Coursed sandstone rubble; grey slate roofs. 2 storeys;4 windows. Left part has 4-panel door (flush lower panels) in simple classical case with panelled reveals and soffit; two 12-pane recessed sashes to each storey left of door; stump of large stone chimney (now disused) at rear opposite doorway. Right portion (about 1 metre taller than left portion) has 2 12-pane recessed sashes to each storey; flush brick gable chimney at junction of wings. C19 rear wing (ridge parallel with front) has no features of special interest. Interior: Ovolo oak beam in central front room; reused chamfered oak beam in left front room. 1-flight open string stair, circa 1830, has shaped brackets, turned balusters and curtail. Back stair, probably oak but painted, of early C18 type has tapered chamfered newels, swept rail and stick balusters. 1 ovolo and 1 chamfered oak beam upstairs. Broad-board softwood doors on H-L hinges. The farm is on the site of Godscroft cornmill; a long earth dam survives.

Listing NGR: SJ5032476740

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