Building record 1965/5/1 - The Dairy Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Probably C17 altered C19. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, thatched roof with coped gables, kneelers and finials, and moulded stone ridge stacks. The attached farm complex includes a probable 15th century dovecote and a series of later farm buildings, most of which date to the 19th century

{1} Farmhouse. Probably C17 altered C19. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, thatched roof with coped gables, kneelers and finials, and moulded stone ridge stacks. One storey and attic. Main block and gabled cross-wing. Main block has central gabled porch with Tudor-arched entrance and C19 door with Gothick tracery and mask flanked by leaves. A 3-light mullioned window with cornice to either side and, above, 2 2-light gabled half-dormers with mullioned windows and cornices and shields over. Cross- wing has a 3-light mullioned window to the ground floor, a 2-light window above and a shield in the gable. Left gable end has canted bay to ground floor and a 2-light window above and a shield in the gable. Left gable end has canted bay to ground floor and a 2-light mullioned window above. Shield in gable. Glazing mostly diamond lattice. Interior not inspected.

{3} Archaeological observation during excavation of footings for a single residential structure in the south-western corner of the farmyard. Masonry wall footings were encountered in several trenches probably relating to one or two buildings, both of modern date.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 18/300 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), K1/4 p.48 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> Kipling R., 2017, An archaeological observation, investigation and recording of groundworks at Dairy Farm, St Andrew's Lane, Cranford St Andrew, 2017 (Report). SNN111060.

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