Moss Farmhouse

SJ 78 NE BOWDON SOUTH DOWNS ROAD (south side)

7/69 Moss Farmhouse 26.4.76

G.V. II

House. C16 and C17 with later alterations. Rendered brick, the crosswing having a stone plinth, and slate roof (replacement of thatch). 3-bay C16 wing with one storey and attic. 2-storey C17 crosswing at left end. The 3-bay range has a casement window in each bay and a central door and C20 porch. The eaves have been raised to accommodate the attic and 2 dormer windows are inserted at the rear. The rear door is opposite the front door and there is a leanto on the right gable. The C17 crosswing has a total of 11 casement windows as well as one 3-light ovolo-moulded timber mullion window of C17. Gable stacks to both ranges. 2 cruck frames divide the units of the single storey range and chamfered beams and framed partitions are found almost throuqhout. Mrs Gaskell is known to have visited the farm regularly. W A Singleton suggests that the Cruck frames as early as C15. W A Singleton "Moss Farm Bowden" Cheshire, Life January 1959.

Listing NGR: SJ7658086383