Description

SJ 87 SE NETHER ALDERLEY C.P. CHELFORD ROAD
(North Side)

8/113 Fernhill Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse: earlier C17 origins probably for Sir Thomas Stanley,
extensive rebuilding late C18/early C19 and 3 small C20 additions.
English garden wall bond orange brick, partly Kerridge stone-slate,
partly Welsh slate roof and 3 brick chimneys'. L-shaped plan.
2-storey and attic, 3-bay north front. Windows are 3-light casements
under segmental rough brick heads and door behind C20 extension.
Other fronts have similar heads, some to mullioned and transomed
wooden windows with iron casements.
Interior: Cambered, chamfered fire beam with stone heck. Ceiling
beams are sawn and raised. 2½-storey dog-leg C17 staircase with
reeded square newels, shaped flat balusters and moulded handrail.
Some 3-board doors with iron strap hinges. Heavy purlins and ridge
visible. Upstairs are visible remains of brick hood over fire, in
front of which is a massive stone flag resting on the ceiling beams to
act as hearthstone.

Listing NGR: SJ8516574486

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647805

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey