Higher Thornton Farmhouse

KENN SX 98 SW

5/135 Higher Thornton Farmhouse

• II

GV

Farmhouse. Circa 1850, replacing an earlier house. Stone, the front elevation grey limestone with red sandstone dressings, the rear red sandstone with brick dressings ; 2-span slate roof, gabled at ends with deep eaves ; end stacks with brick shafts. Plan: Double depth plan, 2 rooms wide with a central entrance into a stair hall ; principal rooms at the front, service rooms to the rear, the rear left room was the kitchen, a former bread oven to the left end stack has been removed. Exterior: Very complete. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front with a C19 central panelled front door with a rectangular fanlight with diamond glazing bars and a porch hood on moulded brackets. 16-pane C19 timber sash windows. The rear elevation has small pane timber casement windows and a slated open-fronted lean-to with a hipped roof on iron posts. The ground floor windows have C20 glazing. Interior: Not inspected but likely to retain C19 joinery and stair. A well-preserved example of a C19 farmhouse, group value with the outbuildings forming the rear yard.

Listing NGR: SX9218583468