Description

MODBURY _
SX 65 SE
2/51
Widland Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse. Probably 1837 (date on barn adjacent). Rubble, slate roof. Broad,
double-depth gabled block with an entrance central to north-east gable end, and
another centrally to north-west wall. Two storeys and part basement. Entrance
gable end has central 16-pane sash over part-glazed door set in deep reveals
under an open gabled hood; small casement to right. Down steps, left, is splen-
did nail-head plank door. Back is 3 windows: ground floor has 3-light glazing
bar casements flanking central 4-panel flush door under 5-pane transom light,
and first floor has 2-light glazing bar casements. Front is 3 windows, all
16-pane horned sashes, except ground floor centre 12-pane probably replacing
former door; there are 3 small openings to the basement. Large late C19 brick
gable stacks. Cottage at right angles to south-west gable end not of special
interest. Interior: slate floored entrance hall with straight run stick
baluster stair to Doric newels; some panelled shutters; replacement fireplaces.
Flight of stone steps to basement.

Listing NGR: SX6737451630

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595631

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey