Description

SK 25 53
6/69
13.9.67

CARSINGTON
MAIN STREET
(North Side)
Swiers Farmhouse,(formerly listed 'Farmhouse 40 yds west of Church')

GV
II

Farmhouse. C18, possibly with earlier core. Coursed limestone with quoins and
flush gritstone dressings. Plain tile roof, stone coped gables and kneelers.
Large off-centre stack and gable end stack, Three bay, two storey plus attics.
Later rear addition under catslide roof. South elevation - off-centre doorcase
with massive stone lintel, subsequently blocked by 2-light casement. Two 3-light
mullioned windows to west, that next to original door having a later door inserted
into its westernmost light. To east 2-light mullioned window and C20 door
covered by large C20 glazed porch. Above one 2-light and two 3-light mullioned
windows, all set considerably below the eaves.

Listing NGR: SK2518853443

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619781

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings