Description

NESTON

SJ27NE LEIGHTON ROAD, Leighton
794-1/1/41 (East side)
22/03/74 Farm building to Leighton Hall
(Leighton Hall not included)
(Formerly Listed as:
LEIGHTON, Parkgate
Leighton Hall Farm Buildings)

GV II*

Possible farmhouse and attached outbuilding, now farm
building. Dated 1665 with later alterations. Red brick with
red sandstone plinth, dressings and irregular quoins; stone
slate roof with stone copings and ball and pedestal finials.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 5 bays on high plinth with ogee moulding.
Outer side to north west has various large edge-moulded
openings beneath relieving arches and blocked door opening
with lintel inscribed 1665 D.S.A. 2-light mullioned window and
square taking-in door with shutter. Raised brick band returns
across gable end. Gable end to north east has 3-light
mullioned window at first floor level, similar 2-light window
above. Inner side to south east has square taking doors and
ventilation slits in the form of crosses.
INTERIOR: strutted trusses, ridge tree and double side purlins
with wind braces.

Listing NGR: SJ2860979349

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552323

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)