Description

ARMITAGE WITH HANDSACRE C.P. UTTOXETER ROAD (east SK 01 NE side)

6/16 Marsh Barn Farmhouse 27.2.64

- II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with later addition. Red brick; plain tile roof with raised verges; brick ridge stack and integral end stack, and lateral stack serving the cross-wing, all with lozenge section shafts. L-shaped plan; main range aligned east-west facing south, with south projecting crosswing at the east end; roughly central mid-C19 rear extension wing. 2 storey main range and right hand gabled crosswing with slightly lower ridge. 4:1 window front, C20 casements within C17 openings with flat. brick arches. Central C20 glazed door. Rear. Principal feature is a 2-bay gabled wing; C19 casements with brick hood moulds; canted bay window to ground floor of wing with hipped slate roof. Lean-to porch to right hand return with garage doors to the right of it. Taller steps to right hand (west) gable giving access to a loft. Interior. In the loft is an exposed late C17/C18 roof truss with tie beam and raking struts extending to the principals. The Farmhouse is said to contain exposed ceiling beams and open fireplaces.

Listing NGR: SK0939116353

External Links

• Wikidata Q26290551

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)