Building record 423/6/1 - Stone House Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Late C17. Squared coursed lias with slate roof.

{1} Farmhouse. Late C17. Squared coursed lias with slate roof. Originally 2-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic. 3-window range of metal casements with moulded stone surrounds, those at ground floor have moulded friezes. Central C20 door has moulded stone surround with pulvinated frieze cornice over. Narrow windows flanking also have moulded stone surrounds. Brick relieving arches over all ground-floor openings. Hipped roof with stone stacks at ridge. Central C19 roof dormers. Single-storey extension to right is partly constructed of cob. Interior not inspected but reputed as having C17 staircase with turned balusters.

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/35 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G03 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 290 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Lilbourne (Photographs). SNN112632.

Record last edited

Aug 25 2021 11:55AM