Foxholes Farm House

ST 79 SE ALDERLEY -

8/1 Foxholes Farm House (formerly listed as New Mills 17.9.52 Farmhouse)

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House and former mill. Early/mid C18. Main house rendered with double Roman tile roof to front, Cotswold stone slate roof to rear, brick end stacks. Former mill building is rubble stone with Cotswold stone slate roof. 2 staggered parallel ranges. 2 storeys. House has 4 windows, 12-pane sashes with double sash to right. Ground floor windows also have moulded stone architraves. 2 steps up to doorcase in centre with triglyph and guttae frieze, and pilasters framing 6-panel door, top 4 glazed, lower 2 fielded. Small additional range to rear part of much older house on site, has one 2-light wood mullion window remaining in attic gable. Former mill range has large brick arch facing south into angle formed by staggered ranges. West side has 3 windows, 4 and 3-light casements under cambered heads, with boarded door and 2 casement windows below with wood lintels. Rear of this range now in general agricultural/storage use etc. Mill ceased to operate in early C20. Interior of house has oak open well stair in centre with wreathed hand rail,land panelled room to right on ground floor including shell niche in right hand alcove and fluted pilasters flanking fireplace.

Listing NGR: ST7758590222