Description

LANCHESTER HURBUCK BANK
NZ 14 NW (East side)

5/96 Hurbuck Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Possibly late C16 with early C17 and C19 alterations, dated 1633
for TH and MH, and 1877 for EB, over doors. Thinly-rendered sandstone rubble
with boulder plinth, quoins, and ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof with
rendered gable copings and yellow brick chimneys. L-plan. 2 storeys, 5
irregular bays. 3-bay part at right has moulded flat-Tudor-arched blocked door
in first bay, with large irregular-block jambs; window inserted. Inscription
TH:MH over door.
1633
:MT:
Square window to left of door, and C20 windows above door and in second bay
have flat stone lintels and projecting stone sills. Narrow third bay blank.
2 higher left bays have C20 door under dated flat stone lintel at right; canted
bay window at left; 2 first-floor windows with flat stone lintels and projecting
stone sills. Left return boulder plinth; rear gable has throughstones.

Interior shows 3'-thick walls on returns and rear of right 3 bays; massive
boxed-in beams; A-truss roof with massive rear through purlin; front purlin
renewed.

Listing NGR: NZ1399448336

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586814

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6