Description

SK 7610 - 7710 SOMERBY CHURCH [,ANE

(west side) 19/118 Somerby House Farmhouse

G.V. II

Farmhouse, now a house. Early C18 with mid and late C19 and C20 additions and alterations. Coursed and squared ironstone and brick, with limestone ashlar dressings, with slate roofs. Coped gables, 4 coped stone gable stacks. 2 storeys plus attics, 4 bays. T-plan. East front has to right a glazing bar sash flanked to left by a larger triple sash and to right by a plain sash, all with keystoned splayed heads. Above, 4 C19 plain sashes of various sizes, all with keystoned splayed heads. Above again, 3 slate hung gabled dormers each with a 2 light casement. North front has a gabled wing to left, with a full width lean-to porch with C20 door flanked by single glazing bar sashes. Beyond, to left, a slotted casement. Above, a small garret casement. Rear wing north wall has an off-centre panelled door, flanked to left by a C19 casement and to right by a sash. Above, 2 plain sashes. All the windows have keystoned heads. Return angle to left has a full width lean-to porch. To right, a door. To its left, 2 casements. Above, 2 small sashes. South gable has 2 sashes and above, to left, a similar sash. Above it, a smaller sash to the garret. All these sashes have keystoned heads. Beyond, to left, set back rear wing has a sash, and above it a gabled dormer. Beyond, to left, a 2 storey flat roofed C20 addition. Return angle has to left a door, and to right a 3 light mullioned casement with hood mould. Above, 2 small sashes.

Listing NGR: SK7789810488

External Links

• Wikidata Q26472261

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