Spring House Farmhouse

WALTON SK36NE WALTON BACK LANE 1264-0/6/132 (South side) 11/07/95 Spring House Farmhouse

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Farmhouse. Mid C17, with late C18 additions and alterations, and C19 remodelling. Rubble, and coursed squared Coal Measures Sandstone with ashlar dressings, coped gable to north ridge and gable chimneys of brick and stone, and a stone slated roof. L-plan house. West elevation of 2 storeys and 4 bays, with advanced gabled crosswing to the south end. Doorway with massive quoined surround and lintel to northern range, almost at the junction of main range and crosswing. Above the doorway, a 2-light flush-mullioned window with side-hung casements. To the north, a further bay, defined by quoins, now forming part of an extended wall, with stacked window openings, the lower being an altered 2-light C20 window beneath a concrete lintel. Above, a 2-light flush-mullioned window with side-hung casements. Beyond the quoin line, the character of the masonry changes from thin rubble to coursed squared work, with stacked 3-light flush-mullioned windows with slightly advanced heads, and side-hung casement frames. South elevation remodelled late C19, with central doorway with deep lintel, and stacked 2-light windows to either side with C20 casement frames, having a top-hung light. North gable facing road has a 2-light flush-mullioned window to light the attic.

Listing NGR: SK3507369502