Description

SY 19 NE
3/85

FARWAY
FARWAY
Lumpers
GV
II
Cottage. Early-mid C17, extension of circa 1970. Plastered local stone and flint
rubble, maybe with some cob; cob and stone rubble stacks with plastered brick
chimneyshafts; thatch roof.
Plan: L-plan house. The main block faces east. It has a 2-room plan with gable-
end stacks. This is the C17 cottage. Circa 1970 a 3-room plan extension was built
onto the right (north) end projecting to rear. The C17 cottage is 2 storeys the
extension is single storey.
Exterior: irregular front fenestration to the main block, 3 windows to the ground
floor and 2 to the first floor; all are C19 flat-faced mullion casements of various
sizes containing rectangular panes of leaded glass. The roof is half-hipped to
right and gable-ended to left. There is a front porch to right (into the end of the
extension) and another in the left end; both have thatched roofs and contain C20
doors.
Interior: the right room of the main house shows only C20 detail. The left room
however has a C17 chamfered crossbeam and the large fireplace has a chamfered oak
front frame and includes a rear oven. The 3-bay roof is carried on 2 original side-
pegged jointed cruck trusses. The roofspace is not accessible.
Lumpers is one of a group of attractive listed buildings which make up the hamlet of
Farway.

Listing NGR: SY1825595660

Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)