Pear Tree Farmhouse

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CONONLEY MAIN STREET (north side) No 62 (Pear Tree Farmhouse) (formerly lited as Pear Tree Farmhouse)

GV II

Farmhouse, said to date from 1656. Narrow coursed rubble and stone slate roof. Two- cell main range with short cross-wing towards street, its gable recently rebuilt. Two storeys. Ground floor has double chamfered stone mullion windows with hoodmoulds, of 4 lights in the wing, of 4 (now 2) and 3 (now lacking all mullions) formerly to main block. First floor two 3-light double chamfered stone mullion windows with heads and hoodmoulds of spreading ogee form. Three doorways with a plain chamfer and round heads, 2 in the angle with the cross-wing protected by a stone lean-to porch. Rebuilt gable has another 4-light window as above at first floor level. At rear one 2-light chamfered mullion window. Two chimneys. Inside the cross-wing had a stone spiral stair removed in living memory, and has an excessively strong heavily pegged king block truss. Main room has a C18 6-panel door to pantry. (N.Y.C.V.B.S.G.).

Listing NGR: SD9908846908