Building record 5259/1/1 - Blackthorne Lodge Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Mid/late C18 and C19. Squared coursed limestone with Colleyweston slate roof. Orignally 2-unit plan. 2 storeys. 3-window range of 2-light stone mullion windows with hood moulds. Central C20 door has moulded stone surround with 4-centred-arch head. Evidence of C18 flat stone arches above window heads. Chamfered plinth, rusticated quoins and raised string course between floors. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers and truncated ashlar stacks at ends. Single-storey extension to rear. Inter or not inspected but noted as having spine beams and dog-leg stair. Probably remodelled C19 using earlier stone mullions and door surround.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 3/4 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Benefield (Photographs). SNN111913.

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Mar 18 2020 2:43PM