Description

ST 58 NE and OLVESTON CATHERINE HILL (south side)
ST 68 NW
Port Farmhouse
7/175 and 8/175

- II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with later alterations. Rubble, rendered, pantiled roofs
with gable stacks and one stack to right of centre, concrete double Roman tiles
to rear single storey extension. L-plan. Through passage. 2 storeys,
4 windows, all 3-light casements, with segmental heads, 2nd bay from left has
plank door with strap hinges in plain frame, single storey extension to left
with pitched roof; south side has 3 small windows at ground floor, each single
light, casement at centre. Rear has single storey bakehouse, plank door with
strap hinges in moulded frame, small projecting 2-storey block to right with
2-light casement at 1st floor, area between block and bakehouse covered by C20
roof and enclosed, C20 windows, projecting block has plank door with strap
hinges to side, rear of through passage, 1st floor has two 3-light casements with
segmental heads and loop catches. Interior: plank and batten doors, winder
stair at rear of through passage, central room has fine built-in dresser with
3 drawers and cupboards below, shaped ends and 2 rows of dentils along front of
shelves; cast iron pump with decorative handle in full working order on rear
wall next to bakehouse.

Listing NGR: ST5999686673

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599083

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas