Brown House Farmhouse

WHEELTON BROWN HOUSE LANE SD 62 SW Higher Wheelton 6/206 Brown House Farmhouse 17.4.67 - II

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1697 on lintel, enlarged in C18; altered. Coursed sandstone rubble, stone slate roof with gable copings and kneelers, brick chimneys. Two-bay end-baffle-entry plan with shallow rear outshut to 1st bay now covered by full-with double-depth addition built at right angles. Two storeys; high chamfered plinth; doorway at right hand end (in line with gable chimney) has moulded surround, the moulding on the lintel stepped over a square recess containing a "4-leaf clover", and hoodmould run out to left over a recessed 5-light mullioned window lacking 2 mullions; above the hoodmould over the door a recessed decorated datestone lettered in relief R ; lst bay has a recessed 3-light mullion window R G 1697 with hoodmould, 1st floor has at right end above door a similar 2-light window, and 2 other windows, both with a remaining chamfered flush mullion. Added chimney on centre of ridge. Left gable wall has an altered window with remains of a hoodmould at ground floor, and 2 and 3-light windows above, both with hoodmoulds, the former lacking one mullion. Modern lean-to extension covers junction with rear wing, which has altered flat mullion windows on both floors on this side (possibly formerly a loomshop) and on the other side 2 doors and 2 windows at ground floor, altered flat mullion windows above. Interior: altered, but front part of 1st bay (former parlour) has one stop-chamfered beam.

Listing NGR: SD6068222630