Home Farmhouse

BITCHFIELD AND MAIN STREET SK 92 NE BASSINGTHORPE Bitchfield (west side)

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G.V. II

Farmhouse. Late C17, altered and extended early C19. Coursed squared limestone rubble. Ashlar quoins and dressings. Slate roofs having raised stone coped gables and 3 gable stacks, one with brick shaft, the other 2 with paired ashlar. shafts and cornices. 2 storey with attics, 3 bay front having central 6 panelled door with overlight, flanked by single glazing bar sashes. To first floor are 3 similar windows, between the left hand pair a fire insurance plaque. All openings with plain ashlar lintels and keystones. In the roof 2 raking dormers, glazing bar sashes and leaded cheeks. To left are 3 bays of service wings, each progressively recessed and reducing in height. Off-centre planked door has, to right, a 3 light glazing bar casement and a glazing bar sash. To first floor are a similar window, 2 light casement and a 2 light sliding sash. All with plain ashlar lintels. In the rear wall a 2 light window to the cellar and single blank lights to the upper floors. All C17 with moulded ashlar surrounds.

Listing NGR: SK9882428670