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

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619669

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
• 
  For the Record
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback