Hobcraft Farmhouse Smalley'S Stores

SK 05 NE WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES C.P. WARSLOW

4/159 Smalley's Stores and Hobcraft Farmhouse. 1.2.67 (Previously listed as "House adjoining D. Smalley's Premises" and "D. Smalley's Premises").

G.V. II

House and farmhouse incorporating shop. Early C19. Coursed and squared limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; clay tile roof with coped verges; ashlar stacks. 2 ranges set at right angles to form a roughly L-shaped plan with rear extensions to each. Main 2 storey range with floor band to right and slightly lower 2 storey range to left. Main range: 3 windows; glazing bar sashes, those to ground floor in rusticated surrounds linked by rusticated bands, lintels incised as voussoirs; half glazed door to right of centre and board door to left, both with rusticated surrounds, raised keystones and bracketed moulded hoods; sign board above left hand door; "D. SMALLEY / GENERAL STORE / SOLE AGENTS FOR HOLDFAST BRAND / BOOTS SHOES / LICENSED TO SELL TOBACCO"; rusticated quoins; moulded stone eaves course; integral end stacks and ridge stack to left of centre. Left hand range: 2 windows; 16-pane glazing bar sashes,with painted sills; central door with straight hood mould; single plate glass sash to both ground and first floor of left hand gable end; flight of steps to gable end leads to a board door in a low rear extension which links the house to Hobcroft cottages (q.v.). Smalley's Stores occupy the left hand range and the left hand ground floor bay of-the main range, the rest of the main range belongs to Hobcroft Farmhouse.

Listing NGR: SK0885658635