Lillands Farmhouse

BRIGHOUSE LILLANDS LANE SE 12 SW 3/141 Lillands Farmhouse

II

House. Dated 1741. Thin coursed hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. Hall and cross-wing plan. L-shaped to the south front. F-shaped to the north with added kitchen wing. 2 storeys. 3 room south front of 3 bays. 1st bay is gabled cross-wing which has double framed chamfered mullioned window with square reveals of 5 lights, formerly with hoodmould. Over was similar window altered in the late C18 or early C19 to 2 large 12 pane sash windows with plain stone surrounds. Bays 2 and 3 have slightly recessed flat faced thin mullioned windows of 4 lights to each floor. Between is doorway with square-headed lintel decoratively inscribed with date. One finely dressed stack at junction of cross-wing and to right hand gable to which is attached a 2 cell building of earlier date, (possibly mid C16), which features diamond set wooden mullioned windows of 3 lights visible from the interior only, to both floors, and a fireplace with Tudor arched lintel and finely carved rosette spandrels. Left hand return wall of cross-wing has flat faced mullioned window of 5 lights with 4-light over. 2 block windows survive to 1st floor. Extruded gable stack. Gable to rear kitchen wing has quoins and slightly recessed flat faced thin mullioned windows of 5 lights to each floor. Attached single storey gabled outshot has entrance doorway with tie stones 3-light chamfered mullioned window with square reveals.

Interior: Cross-wing has late C18 fireplace to Georgianized 1st floor south front room with ovolo moulded surround and pulvinated frieze. Kitchen wing has panelled screen of deal formed of large panels.

Listing NGR: SE1387622652