Description

TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN

SP17SW OBELISK FARM LANE
652-1/2/138 (North side)
Obelisk Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 with later additions and alterations including
early C19 refronting. Brick with painted render and plain-tile
roof. T-shaped on plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window range. Rear single-storey range
with attic. 3 pilaster buttresses to front facade. Part-glazed
door right of centre with hood, flanked by canted bay windows
with casements with glazing bars under hipped roofs. First
floor has tripartite casements with glazing bars and wooden
mullions. Dentil eaves band. Right end has off-centre ridge
and rear internal stack.
INTERIOR: has remains of timber-framing: to front room a
jowled stud, chamfered beams, inglenook fireplace with
bressumer beam. Exposed wall plates. Plank doors. Rear range
has beam with deeply-cut chamfer; attic has exposed purlins.
Forms a group with Obelisk at Umberslade Park (qv).

Listing NGR: SP1462171664

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662462

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living