Building record 7203/104/1 - No.61 Little Street

Farmhouse, now house. Late C18/early C19. Squared coursed limestone, façade now rendered, with slate roof.

{1} Farmhouse, now house. Late C18/early C19. Squared coursed limestone, façade now rendered, with slate roof. Originally 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 3-window range with central blind window. Central 6-panelled door with wooden columned porch with entablature and cornice above. Unhorned tripartite sash windows to ground floor, painted wooden heads with keyblocks, and sash windows with glazing bars to first floor, under similar heads. Raised string course between floors. Ashlar gable parapets and brick s acks at ends. C19 single-unit, 2-storey brick extension attached to right. Interior has spine beams, panelled window reveals and early C19 staircase with stick balustrade. Formerly known as Mannings Farm.

{2} Farmhouse late 18th/early 19th century. Originally 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 3-window range. 19th century extension, 2 storey extension attached to right. Formerly known as Mannings Farm. Now just a house.

{3} Undated photo;

{4} In April 2021, a building survey was undertaken. 61 Little Street is a Listed building that was originally part of Mannings Farmhouse built c.1800. It represents the remnants of the SW wing. Mapping shows it was reduced first to a pair of dwellings by 1884 and to its current plan between 1884 and 1902 by adding the cottage by which time it belonged to Lilley and Skinner, a nationally known partnership of businessmen who built all the surrounding houses. Early internal features include the doorcase and staircase of c.1830-40 but most of the house is Mid to late C20th replacement or renovation. A canted bay shopfront was added in the Mid C20th (1922-1966) and the house served as a corner shop and Post Office and is marked as such on the 1966 OS map. By 1972 the interior was redecorated, blocking one of the original doors into the hall and stripping the stonework on the inside. Much of the interest is in the SW facade which depicts an early C19th dwelling.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 8/140 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G07 p.75 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Rushden (Photographs). SNN114607.

<4> Barry Hillman-Crouch, 2025, 61 Little Street, Rushden, Northants. NN10 0LS. Historic building recording and analysis of the house. Recorded 06 04 2021. (Report). SNN116864.

Record last edited

Jul 24 2025 12:47PM