Description

ST THOMAS KESTLE
SX 28 SE
2/85 West Kestle Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse. Probably mid-to late C17 with later additions and alterations.
Limewashed roughly coursed slate-stone with cob to rear slate roof. 4-unit
central through-passage plan with later outbuilding attached to left. House
in 2 sections with 2-storey catslide outshut to front of right part. 2 storeys.
Two C18 casements with L-hinges directly below eaves, one to ground-floor
left of left part and one on each floor to right of right section. Top-hung
casement directly below eaves to left of right part. Ground-floor windows
both have wood lintels. Boarded door under lean-to hood to right of left
part in angle with right section; red brick ridge stack immediately to right
and integral end stack with red brick shaft to left. Outbuilding attached
to left gable end has wide double doors to far right and plank door to left.
Single-storey lean-to dairy to rear on right of house.
Interior: Inspection of house not possible at time of resurvey (January 1988)
but likely to be of interest. Outbuilding has collar truss roof in 4 bays.

Listing NGR: SX2905284034

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579310

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)