Description

SK 13 NW PARISH OF MARSTON MONTGOMERY CUBLEY LANE 4/51 (North Side) 13.9.67 Marston Park Farmhouse (formerly GV II listed as Marston Park)

Farmhouse. Early C17 and late C17 with C18, C19 and C20 additions and alterations. Close studded and box timber framing, rubble sandstone and red brick, with stone and brick dressings. Plain tile roofs with moulded stone coped gables and kneelers, and western brick gable stack,as well as stone ridge stack to east. L-plan with two bays to each wing and small C20 addition to north-east. Two storeys,plus garrets to east range. East range has stone south gable wall with quoins, east and west walls of red brick on stone plinths and north wall of box timber framing. North wall shows this range was originally single storey plus attics, as remains of roof truss is visible. Ground floor has two adjoining casements and upper floor,one similar window. South gable wall has small 2-light chamfered mullion window with dripmould to east. Above, a 4- light recessed and chamfered mullion window, also with dripmould and above again, in the gable, a 3-light chamfered mullion window with dripmould. East wall has two 3-light chamfered mullion windows with dripmoulds to ground floor and a similar 2-light window without dripmould to north. Above, a similar blocked window and an inserted C19 casement. West wall has a large 4-light C19 glazing bar casement window under segment brick head to north and a 3-light chamfered mullion window to south. Above two similar mullioned windows without drips and to north at junction with north range, a small casement window. Only the ground floor windows on this range are original, the upper ones are probably C19. North range has brick south front with large C19 4-light glazing bar casement to west under segment brick head and similar 3-light window to east, beyond to east C20 door under segment brick head. Above an adjoining small casement to that on east range and to west a C19 3-light sliding sash. North elevation of this range has brick west bay but east bay is of close studded timber framing with various small casement windows. Interior has two panelled rooms and upstairs is an overmantle dated 1695.

Listing NGR: SK1327039197

External Links

• Wikidata Q26619669

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