Description

SCARISBRICK HARRIDGE LANE (off) SD 31 SE 8/29 Ormershaws Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse. Probably early C19, but dated 1905 on porch. Large squared sandstone blocks, stone slate roof with brick chimneys at the gables; addition of red brick with slate roof. Double-depth 2-bay plan with projecting porch, set-back added wing at left end. Two storeys, symmetrical; prominent 1½ storey gabled porch has C17-style outer doorway with moulded surround, hoodmould, and studded door, arched single-light window above; to each side are 4-pane sashed windows with stone sills and splayed stone heads, the upper windows shorter than the lower. Rear has doorway to 1st bay, 2 altered windows on each floor and a 4-pane sashed stairlight in the centre, all with very large stone heads, the outer splayed. Single-bay left wing, 2 lower storeys, has an altered 3-light window on each floor, and a little window close to the junction at mid level. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD3903910810

External Links

• Wikidata Q26330735

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6