Description

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SU 47 NW CHADDLEWORTH

7/47 Manor Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse and attached outbuilding, now part of house. Dated 1781, for Elizabeth Nelson (of Wolley Park); later alterations. Brick in Flemish bond, house having glazed blue bricks to entrance front and red brick with blue headers to rest; former outbuilding range of red brick with blue brick bands, vertical strips, and dressings. Plain tile roofs. House of 3 storeys with cellar and attic, 3 x 3 bays; former outbuilding range set back on right of one storey, and attic, 3 bays. House: symmetrical elevation with chamfered plinth and cambered brick-arched openings. Steps up to central porch which has pilasters with capitals supporting entablature with dentilled pediment; inner door of 4 flush panels and leaded, glazed, top panel. Flanking windows have early C19 sashes, the openings formerly wider and slightly less deep. Above, windows of 3, 2, 3 lights, each light with horizontal glazing bars and 3 snwll panes at top. Moulded and dentilled eaves. Roof hipped over front range with twin ridges behind (at right angles), each with a ridge stack. on right, former outbuilding (possibly dairy and wash/bake-house) has chamfered plinth; bricked- up former doorway on right; on left, wide part-glazed door in raised blue-brick surround with open red-brick pediment; central C20 3-light window in formerly- wider segmental-arched opening. Rear: house: central entrance has door of 6 flush panels with 2-pane leaded overlight, in flat-roofed blue-brick porch which has pilasters and cornice. Segmental-arched window to right has wooden mullion and transom and one remaining leaded casement; small inserted window to left. on 1st floor, small segmental-arched 2-light window to left, and above porch a small window with inscribed stone in head (inscription includes Elizabeth Nelson's name). Flanking this window are 2 bricks initialled 'NK' and 'EK', and 2 rainwater heads embossed 'EN 1781'. Stepped dentilled eaves. Paired hipped gables, (left one with gabled attic dormer on right side). Outbuilding has shallow addition to left section (with 2 C20 garage doors) and early C20 added outshut on right (with door and Welsh slate roof); C20 door between. Left return: two 2-light cellar windows each with chamfered stone surrounds and iron stanchions. Tall central stair window with C20 small-pane glazing on left a window to each floor, that on 1st floor enlarged, each with C20 glazing. On right an early C19 sash with glazing bars (sill lowered) with bricked-up smaller window above. Right return: wide 3-light window on right retaining one old leaded light with decorative catch, the arch with taller central voussoiri 3-light window above; moulded dentilled eaves. Interior: house has panelled and board doors; panelled window shutters and reveals; panelled cupboards; fire- places; decorative dado rail to central through-passage; paired arches on columns at foot of stair which is dog-legged and has closed string, stick balusters, columnar newels, and ramped handrail; plainer stair rises to attic; staggered butt-purlin roof. Former outbuilding range has chamfered beams; wooden stair to attic with strap-hinged board door at foot; formerly a bread- oven in right-hand room.

Listing NGR: SU4056578611

External Links

• Wikidata Q26578500

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