Widdington Farmhouse With Garden Wall

Widdington Farmhouse, built in 1817, incorporates the end gable of an earlier building. It is constructed of brick with raised stone quoins and features a tiled roof that replaced the original slate, which in turn replaced earlier thatch on the lower internal roof. The farmhouse is two storeys high with an attic and consists of three bays. The central door is located in a gabled porch, flanked by canted bay windows, all of which have rubbed relieving brick arches. The upper floor has timber casement windows, and there are two small dormers along with panelled stacks, one of which has initials and a datestone. Widdington Farm was the birthplace of Henry Orator Hunt, born in 1773, who was a chartist and radical leader during the time of the Peterloo massacre and later became a Member of Parliament. The interior features an inglenook fireplace on the right gable wall. The property also includes a semi-circular front garden wall, approximately 70cm high, with half-round brick copings.