Walton Hole Farmhouse And Attached Barn

SE04NW SILSDEN C.P. CRINGLES LANE (west side, off)

3/141 Walton Hole Farmhouse and attached barn

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House and attached barn. House initialled and dated " HFA " 1719 (Flesher family), barn added early C18 but incorporating earlier, possibly C17, doorways. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 2-cell direct-entry plan with dairy and stair to rear of housebody. Quoins, plinth. 2 bays of double-chamfered mullioned windows with almost square reveals. 4-light to ground floor with king-mullion (lacks 2 mullions) with 3-light window above. Doorway to right hand end has tie-stone jambs and lintel with carved date inscription set within a shield, chamfered surround. Central ridge stack. Rear has 3 mullioned windows to ground floor. 4-light double- chamfered mullioned window, possibly C17 and re-used; 2-light stair- window; 3-light window with 2-light over to 1st floor. Attached to right return is single-storey dairy with tall gable stack. Barn to left hand end has segmental-arched cart-entry with skewbacks and punch-dressed voussoirs. Quoined angle to inner door entry set within a porch. Doorways set within the re-entrant angle have chamfered jambs to stables either side. Similar doorway to mistal at left at lower level. Coped gable to left with kneelers. Rear has opposing doorway with chamfered surround of C17 character.

Interior: Housebody has segmental-arched fireplace with false joggled voussoirs and chamfered surround with chamfered doorway to right. Parlour, full depth of house, has fireplace with monolithic lintel and stop-chamfered surround. Both rooms have stop-chamfered spine beams and C17 and re-used, chamfered joists. Chambers have remains of original oak-panelled wardrobes.

Listing NGR: SE0419349253