Birchwood Farmhouse

RIPLEY MAIN STREET SE 2860-2960 (east side)

8/83 Birchwood Farmhouse (formerly listed as House 15.3.66 to east of and facing Market Cross)

GV II

Farmhouse. Early-mid C19. Part of the estate village of Sir William Amcotts Ingilby. Coursed squared gritstone, Westmorland slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 x 2 bays. In Gothick style. Plinth. 3 steps up to central 3- panel door with interlaced glazing bars to pointed overlight; pointed-arched door-head with a double chamfer decorated with flower heads in relief; the chamfers terminating in shields with the Ingilby star in relief at impost level. All windows have pointed sashes with interlaced glazing bars; the 2- piece arched lintels have a star motif at impost level as doorway. Square hoodmoulds to all openings. Moulded eaves cornice and shallow blocking course; hipped roof with 2 paired octagonal flued corniced stacks to rear, left and right. Left return: window first floor left as front; blind windows to right, ground and first floors. Sir William's father, Sir John (d1815) was responsible for the rebuilding of the Castle. Sir William used the flower motif, Ingilby star, 2-piece lintel and window form from the pedestrian entrance to the gatehouse and the windows of the north (coach- house) range of the Castle for several houses in the village: Horngarth is identical; Vale Lodge and Castle Close differ only in the chimney position and Star House and Cottage are similar.

Listing NGR: SE2842960520