Description

ASHOVER SK3463 CHURCH STREET 1264-0/11/31 (West side) 31/01/67 Pear Tree Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: House at I.A. Townlow's Garage and Petrol Station) GV II House. Dated 1671, with C18 additions and C19 alterations refurbished in 1992 rubble gritstone with ashlar dressings, quoins, plain gables, ridge and gable stone stacks, and a Welsh slate roof. South-east elevation of 2 storeys and 3 bays, the north-eastern bay an addition. Former end-lobby-entrance plan. Off-centre doorway adjacent to quoining of former gable end, with chamfered quoined surround and lintel. To the south-west 2 four-light recessed chamfered mullioned windows with C20 casements, below dripmoulds. Above are 2 two-light C20 casements, beneath plain stone lintels. To the north-east of the doorway, within the added bay, are a ground-floor 2-light chamfered mullioned window, with a C20 2-light casement above. Between the 2 first-floor windows at the south-west end is a plaque which reads: 'G B 1671'.

Listing NGR: SK3494663219

External Links

• Wikidata Q26533854

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover