Description

SJ 99 SW WERNETH OAKWOOD ROAD
(south side)
Romiley
1/215 Hydebank
- Farmhouse

G.V. II

Farmhouse. C17 (1655 on barn) for Robert and Anne Hyde, with
a later wing at left. Dressed roughly coursed stone, red
sandstone quoins, brick stacks and slate roofs. Originally a
2-room 2-storey plan with attic and a wing at the rear which
was demolished and re-built as a separate house in C19. 3
bays the first probably of C19 date. Bay 1 projects, is
roofed separately, has 2 C20 bow windows and a Victorian
sash and stack on the left gable. Bay 2 has a single-storey
lean-to porch and bay 3 a massive chimney stack with red
sandstone quoins, heavy weatherings and a brick shaft.
Moulded stone kneeler. Right gable windows all replacements,
left has 3 and 5-light chamfered mullion windows. Interior
retains a 3-light chamfered mullion window with original
leaded lights; inglenook fireplace with chamfered stone
surround and enormous lintel; chamfered beams with stepped
stops on the ground floor and run-out on the first. Truss
with diagonal struts in attic. Timber-framed partition runs
the full height of the house.

Listing NGR: SJ9478690362

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605538

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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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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)