Ferne-Lea And Cranford And Attached Wall

Ferne-Lea and Cranford are a pair of houses built in 1912 by architect Reginald Longden. Constructed from brick with plain-tiled roofs, they exhibit a simple Arts and Crafts style reminiscent of the work of Lutyens. The houses are two storeys high and have a four-window range with a balanced asymmetry. The outer gables are of different designs; the left-hand gable is asymmetrical, featuring a doorway to the right and a large chimney stack anchoring it. The main roof slopes down to ground floor level on the left side. There is an off-centre doorway set in a stepped round-headed archway, with a tripartite mullioned window above it. To the right of the gable, there is a tall mullioned and transomed stair window, along with a single three-light mullioned window at the first-floor level, which is above the side entrance of Ferne-Lea. The right side of the range presents a wide gabled front for Ferne-Lea, with a doorway to the right framed by a simple chamfered architrave and a four-light mullioned window on each floor next to it. All windows feature leaded panes, and there are several axial and end wall stacks topped with diamond shafts. The rear elevation displays a stronger symmetry, characterized by two full-height canted bay windows. The flanking wall features two stilted archways that connect the building to the adjacent Highbarn. The interior has not been inspected.