History

A Gredington estate house of the early C19, shown on the 1837 Tithe map. It was sold by the estate in 1964.

Exterior

A 2-storey 2-window house of hand-moulded brick, slate roof on sawtooth eaves, and brick end stacks. An added gabled porch has a hipped roof, inside which is the original boarded door. Windows have segmental heads in the lower storey, flat arches in the upper storey, and are C19 3-light iron-frame casements with Gothic glazing bars. Other windows to side and rear are wooden casements.

Projecting on the L side is a parallel rear wing, with dentil eaves. Facing the front of the house is a 2-light steel-framed window. Its gable end has a 2-light window in the lower storey in a former doorway, and 3-light window in the upper storey. Behind is an added lean-to, which continues across another rear wing, placed at right angles to the main range. This also has dentil eaves. In its rear gable end is a 2-light segmental-headed window in the upper storey and attic vent. The side wall has a 3-light window in the lower storey, 2-light window above, both seemingly in inserted late C19 openings with brick segmental heads.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special architectural interest as a C19 farmhouse retaining definite original character and early detail, including distinctive iron-frame windows.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29507542

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)