Sycamore House

SK 81 NW FREEBY CHURCH LANE

Saxby (west side) 6/30 Sycamore House

G.V. II

Farmhouse and adjoining cottage, now a house. Early and mid C19 with C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Coursed and squared ironstone and brick, partly rendered, with concrete tile roofs. Single ridge and 2 gable brick stacks, single brick coped gable. 2 storeys, 5 unequal bays. L-plan. East front has an off-centre C19 gabled porch with octagonal wooden posts and elaborately decorated bargeboard with drop, and a 6 panel door. To its left a 2 light C19 casement with a wooden lintel, and beyond, a canted late C19 2 storey bay window with 3 plain sashes on each floor. To the right of the door, a canted C19 bay window with 3 plain sashes, and beyond, a single casement with a wooden lintel. Above, 2 C19 3 light glazing bar casements and to their right a similar 2 light casement, all with wooden lintels. To the right a single bay cottage with a C19 3 light casement with a wooden lintel and above, a sloping dormer with 2 two light casements. North side has to left, a C19 2 light casement flanked to left by a projecting half-round bread oven with a slate roof. Above, in the gable, a 2 light casement with a segmental head. To the right, a single storey range with a single C20 casement flanked by single 2 light casements. Beyond, to right, a single smaller casement.

Listing NGR: SK8201019974