Description

SK 6817 - 6917 FRISBY AND KIRBY ROTHERBY LANE

(west side) 15/73 Zion House 1.1.68 II

Farmhouse and service wing, now a house. Mid C17, remodelled 1725, alterations and additions late C19 and late C20. Brick, partly rendered and colourwashed, with traces of timber framing. Rubble plinths. Steep pitched thatched roof with pantiled catslide roof at rear. Coped gables, 2 ridge and single lateral brick stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Front has slightly off-centre C19 panelled door with shaped brackets to hood. To its left, 2 three light late C19 casements, and beyond, a similar 2 light casement. To its right, a C20 3 light casement with wooden lintel, flanked to left by a small glazing bar casement in a blocked opening with segmental head. To right again, a bay post and a small C19 casement. Beyond, a C20 2 light casement. Above, slightly off-centre eyebrow dormer with a 3 light casement. North gable has a sliding sash and above it, a glazing bar casement. South gable has the date '1725' in vitrified headers. Rear has long lean-to porch, late C19.

Listing NGR: SK6942117603

External Links

• Wikidata Q26594292

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)