Description

BICKINGTON
SX 77 SE
7/9 Langmead Farmhouse, including
- outbuilding immediately north-
west of house

GV II

Farmhouse with central portion demolished and north-west end converted to an
outbuilding with farm storage loft above. Late C16 or early C17 with later
additions, including north-east wing believed to have been added between 1929 and
1932. Old house is of cob with some stone, covered with roughcast externally.
Slated roof with clay ridge-tiles. Large projecting chimneystack at the north
corner and another in the north-west gable of what is now the outbuilding. This
latter stack is of great width and may incorporate an original oven; it has no
shaft on top, but has not been capped. On the south-west roof-slope of the
domestic section is a smaller stack, probably a C19 or C20 addition, and on the
courtyard wall adjoining it is a yellow brick stack of similar date. Original plan
uncertain, but it seems to have consisted of a single range plan uncertain, but it
seems to have consisted of a single range long enough to have contained 3 main
ground-storey rooms; both the end rooms probably had fireplaces by C17. The
north-west room has the better architectural detail, appropriate to a parlour, but
the fireplace has an oven at the back and may always have had one. 2 storeys;
single-storey lean-to on south-west side. The south-west front, which faces the
farmyard, has the remnant of the old house, still in domestic use, on the right.
This has one window in the second storey and 2 in the ground storey, the latter 2
windows with a large buttress, probably of C19 or early C20 date, between them.
The ground-storey windows are 2-light wood casements, the left-hand one C19 with 2
panes per light. The second-storey window, just above the buttress, has a 2-light
ovolo-moulded wood frame of late C16 or C17 date; within the lights are C19
casements with 2 panes per light. To the left of the house is a courtyard with a
high wall containing a C20 plank door to right. To left of courtyard is the
outbuilding, formerly part of the house, with no openings except for a plank door
to left, the upper and lower halves opening separately. In front of the right-hand
side of the outbuilding and extending halfway across the courtyard wall, is a C20
lean-to with roof-covering of corrugated iron.
Interior: right-hand ground-storey room of present house-part has chamfered upper-
floor beam with scroll-stops; matching half-beam. Upper storey not inspected.
Outbuilding part has gable fireplace with ovolo-moulded wood lintel having raised
run-out stops. Chamfered upper-floor beam and half-beam, both with step-stops;
scratch-moulded joists. 2 original roof-trusses with threaded purlins. One truss
has collar with shaped ends halved into principals and fastened with 2 wooden pegs
and 2 nails. Short vertical struts halved to feet of principals.
The house makes an excellent group with the bank barn (separately listed) 10 metres
to the north-west.

Listing NGR: SX7953173418

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580947

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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