Lower Micklehurst Farmhouse

SD 83 SW HABERGHAM EAVES MICKLERURST LANE

4/2 Lower Micklehurst Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse, or possibly surviving wing of originally larger house, probably late C16. Whitewashed render on sandstone with quoins, stone slate roof with one ridge chimney stack and later chimney to east side wall. Two unequal units on north-south axis, the shorter north unit (possibly an early addition) having a short projection to the east side. Two storeys, with large single-storey kitchen wing added to south end of west side wall, one entrance through flat-roofed porch attached to this, another by door in north gable wall. Externally the principal features of interest are recessed cavetto-mullioned windows in both gables and west side wall: in south gable at ground floor 6 round-headed lights with hollow spandrels and at 1st floor 5 square-headed lights, both these with hoodmoulds; matching these in west side one 3-light window on each floor of middle bay (without hoodmoulds); and in north gable a window of 5 square-headed lights at ground floor, another at 1st floor offset to the right and a 3-light window on a lower level to the left (suggesting stairlight); to right of ground floor window a heightened doorway with chamfered surround. On east side all openings are modern insertions except small splayed light at south end of 1st floor. Interior: in south bay 2 large stop-chamfered lateral beams on moulded stone corbels, in north bay one chamfered beam on the axis; at 1st floor a way doorway through thick stone internal partition wall from east projection of north bay; 2 kingpost roof trusses with raked struts, 2 pairs of trenched purlins with stopped chamfer.

Listing NGR: SD8216130171