Crow Trees Farmhouse

SE04NW SILSDEN C.P. GREEN LANE (east side, off)

3/143 Crow Trees Farmhouse

II

House. Mid C17. Thin coursed rubble, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. 2-storey front with single-storey outshut to rear. 2-cell plan with projecting 2-storey porch, rear dairy set in outshut. Cavetto- moulded string course over ground floor windows. All windows are double-chamfered mullioned, those to 1st floor having almost square reveals. 2-light fire-window, 4-light housebody window. Porch breaks forward and has quoined angles, coped gables with kneelers and basket- arched doorway with composite jambs and chamfered surround; 2-light window over to 1st floor. Parlour has former 4-light window lacking 2 mullions. 1st floor has 3 windows. One of 2 lights (blocked) to left, and a 3-light window to either side of porch. Coped gable with kneelers and stack to left; one other stack to ridge. Rear has 3 single-chamfered lights (blocked). Side walls of outshut have 2-light double-chamfered mullioned windows.

Interior: Inner doorway of porch has straight lintel and broad chamfered surround. Housebody has stop-chamfered scarf-jointed spine beams, evidence of former bressumer. Parlour has chamfered spine beams and fireplace with large tie-stone jambs with broad chamfered surround. King-post truss (over housebody) has single angle struts and stop- chamfered principals.

A once fine house now unoccupied and dilapidated.

Listing NGR: SE0258649492