Description

SE43NW
2/3
3/5/67

ABERFORD LS25
CATTLE LANE
(south side, off)
Church House (Formerly listed as Centre part only)

GV
II

House, late C18, with additions at each end (late C18 and early C19), now
3 dwellings. Coursed squared magnesian limestone with quoins to the original
buildings. Modern tiled roof. Long rectangular double-depth range. Three
and 2 storeys under same roof. Original house (north side presumed to be
front), symmetrical, 3 storeys and 3 bays, has in the centre a wide 6-panel
door with moulded surround protected by a Tuscan porch, immediately above
this a small round-headed stairlight with glazing bars, and a similar window
at 2nd-floor, otherwise two 12-pane sashes on each floor (those at 2nd-floor
square with leaves of 4 and 8 small panes); and a plain doorway at the right-
hand end of the ground floor. Addition to right (west end) also 3 storeys,
1 bay, has a 12-pane sash and a round-headed window with glazing bars at ground
floor, a similar sash at 1st floor flanked by inserted small windows, and
8-pane sash at 2nd-floor. Addition to left (east end), 2 storeys, 2 bays,
has a doorway with surround of 2 plain columns and a cornice, a plain doorway
to the right, an inserted window and a 12-pane sash to the left, and 2 similar
windows at lst-floor. Gable coping with kneelers, ridge chimneys. Rear:
large glazed porch covering most of ground floor of original house, glazed
double doors in each addition, and sashed windows mostly of 12 panes (east
end addition 3 bays on this side), but 16-pane sashes at 2nd-floor of west
end.
Interior: original house has wide staircase with slim balusters. Other parts
not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE4324837132

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599624

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Recommended Books

• 
  For the Record
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)