Description

SK 16 NW PARISH OF CHELMORTON MAIN STREET
5/61 (West Side)
12.7.1967 Townend Farmhouse
GV II

Farmhouse, now divided into two. 1634 and mid C18. Rendered stone. Gritstone
dressings and quoins. Ground and first floor sill bands, and stone plinth. Stone
slate roof. Gable end stone stacks with plain bands. Stone coped gables. Low
parapet wall and moulded eaves cornice. Two storeys, three bays. Central doorcase
with semi-circular head. Fluted pilasters and moulded imposts on plain bases.
Above, moulded pediment on stone brackets. Flush panelled door. Traceried
fanlight. To either side, Venetian windows with stepped aedicules and glazing bar
sashes. Above, two similar Venetian windows. Over door, semi-circular headed
glazing bar sash with moulded aedicule . To rear, four-centred arched doorway,
lintel inscribed 'IB 1634', also 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window.
Original C18 leaded lights to first floor west window.

Listing NGR: SK1107269702

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619880

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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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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  For the Record
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)