Northtown Farmhouse With Stables Attached

LOXHORE LOXHORE SS 63 NW 4/139 Northtown Farmhouse with stables attached

GV II

Farmhouse with stables with loft over connected. Farmhouse probably C17 with 1697 modifications by datestone, and C19 alterations. Stables C19. Farmhouse stone rubble with brick and stone dressings. Slate roofs with gable ends. Stables of rubble heightened in cob. Slate roof with gable ends. Farmhouse has truncated stack at left gable end, stack at right gable end with some dressed stonework and drip to the cap bearing 1697 initialled datestone. Small brick axial shaft to stack backing onto wide through-passage in 3-cell plan the inner room remodelled and extended in 1697. 2-storeys. C20 fenestration 4-window range of one 2-light and 3- light windows above three 3-light windows, those at each end have brick lintels and that to left is inserted in blocked doorway. Those to centre and blocked opening to right of through-passage doorway have stone voussoirs. Slated lean-to canopy to porch with 1/2-glazed plank door. Stables attached to house by short rubble and cob wall with slate capping and lean-to roof over plank door projecting from right gable end. Stables have 2 plank doors with rough stone voussoirs flanked by small square openings, that to left infilled. 2 ventilation slits at right end. Loft door at left gable end. Farmhouse has roughly chamfered and stopped beam to hall, some ancient joinery with L-hinges chamfered timber fireplace lintel to lower end with dressed stone jambs. Continuous outshuts to rear expanded from original stair turret. Roof trusses replaced.

Listing NGR: SS6166838791