Description

SW 63 SW SITHNEY

4/248 Higher Prospidnick Farmhouse - II

Small farmhouse. C18 extended circa early C19. Painted granite rubble and cob walls, slate sills. Steep corrugated iron roof (formerly thatched) over original part (left) and slurried scantle slate roof of shallower pitch, right. Brick chimneys over the gable ends. Plan: originally a 1-room plan with fireplace at the left hand gable end and entrance vestibule and stair, right. In circa the early C19, extended on the right hand side with a 1-room plan (probably parlour) addition heated by a gable end fireplace. Later C19 lean-tos at rear. 2 storeys. Overall irregular 3 window south front with the eaves level stepping down on the right. The original 2 window front, left, on higher ground with doorway on the right hand side. Circa early C20 top-glazed door within C20 lean-to porch. The window openings are irregularly disposed and positioned towards the right. The first floor second from left (middle of the whole front) window is a C19 6-pane 3-light horizontal sliding sash, the left-hand light sliding. The other windows are circa late C19 or C20 4-pane horned sashes, all in original openings. The 1 window front addition, right has irregularly disposed openings at lower level than the original part. Interior not inspected. A rare C18 1-room plan house with modest C19 extension and hardly altered since then.

Listing NGR: SW6387731807

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990