Thornesfield Farmhouse And Attached Barn

SD 94 SE 5/61 10.9.54

COWLING SHOP LANE Thornesfield Farmhouse and attached barn (formerly listed as Thornes Field)

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Farmhouse and attached barn, probably both of mid to later C17 date. Rubble with stone slate roof to house but asbestos to the barn. Two-storey farmhouse, of 2 units with continuous outshut at rear. The entry is at the right hand end of the front, protected by an enclosed stone porch, gabled with kneelers. Chamfered triangular-headed doorway. There is an unmoulded doorway to the left hand room, but the remaining openings are double chamfered mullion windows, with hoodmoulds to ground floor, of 2 lights (formerly 4) and 3 lights (formerly 5) below, and 2 lights (formerly 3), 2 and 2 (backing each mullion). The side and rear also have 2-light mullion windows, those to rear lacking mullions, and one 5-light lacking only one mullion. Two chimneys. Interior of farmhouse: right hand room has a heck and 2 beams, with chamfered doorways to the outshut and next room. The barn has large quoins to 2 original outshuts at the front which have round-headed small lights. A chamfered doorway stands in the recessed wall connecting the barn to the house. Inside is a heavy truss resting on corbels.

Listing NGR: SD9674543780