Description

SO 38 NE
6/159

LYDHAM C.P.
LEA
Upper Lea Farmhouse

21/3/68

GV
II
Farmhouse. Circa 1725. Uncoursed limestone rubble with some red brick dressings and plain tile roof. T-plan. Basement, two storeys and attic. C19 gabled eaves-dormer to left, and end stacks. Three bays. First floor C19 segmental headed wooden mullioned and transomed windows, ground floor two-light C20 segmental headed metal casements; four steps to central door with six raised and fielded panels, lugged architrave, three-light rectangular overlight, and semi-circular hood with console brackets and moulded cornice. Boarded cellar door to left. One storey block to right with end stack.

Interior: early C18 dog-leg staircase with three twisted balusters to each tread, cluster of four balusters as newel. Cut string with shaped tread ends, and moulded handrail; ground floor room to left has raised and fielded panelling, moulded cornice, and wall cupboard with shaped-head panelled door, fluted keystone, and coved interior with shaped shelves. N.M.R.

Listing NGR: SO3518289095

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648752

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings