History

Dated 1845. It replaces an earlier farmhouse, said to be early C17, the ruins of which are to the E.

Exterior

Symmetrical 2-storey 2-window house. Constructed of dressed random stone with large quoins under a slate roof, with stone end stack to E and external stack to W. The front faces N. Replaced panelled door to centre under gabled wooden porch on red brick side walls, which are bullnose to front. Eight-over-eight-pane hornless sash windows, flush to front, with wedge lintels and stone sills. Above the porch is a slate roundel within a square border reading E/TM/1845. Path leading to front entrance is made up of white and grey pebbles laid out in a diaper pattern. The E gable end has a rear doorway offset to L within a small C20 lean-to timber conservatory. C20 planked door under arched head of stone voussoirs. Small C20 window above. Two-window rear elevation, all under segmental-arched heads of stone voussoirs; casement windows to upper storey, C20 wooden windows below.

Interior

The front door opens to a central staircase with living room to R; the stair-hall was probably partitioned off originally. Large stop-chamfered cross-beam to living room (from earlier house) and small joists. Fireplace to W end with large cambered timber lintel; later fireplace surround beneath. To L of staircase, partition wall with panelled door to L reception room, not entered, with kitchen to its rear.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an unaltered mid-C19 farmhouse, built in the Georgian style, which retains its character. Group value with multi-purpose farm building and granary to the NE.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29481183

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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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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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets