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

• Wikidata Q26586814

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)